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Background. Between 26th-31th July 2016 r. the World Youth Days took place in Krakow. The program of the event consisted of a youth meeting with the Holy Father Francis and accompanying events with religious and cultural center. Meetings with the biggest number of people took place at Błonie, Kraków and Campus Misericordiae in Brzegi. The Holy Mass at the conclusion of World Youth Day, held on 31st of July gathered around 1.5 - 2 million pilgrims. According to information provided by the Organizing Committee of World Youth Days celebrations in Krakow accumulated almost 3 million participants and the Sunday Mass was attended by 2.5 million people. Medical support of these events was organized by the Krakow Rescue Team. One part of medical coverage of these celebrations was the Medical Component of the State Fire Service (COMED SFS). It provided medical aid to 388 people from countries around the world. The aim of this study is to present the dominant health risks and characteristics of the patient groups which aid was provided to. At COMED SFS and to gather general information about the COMED SFS. Material and methods. The research material contains of the medical documentation, which includes information on age, gender, nationality, patient's initial diagnosis, the procedure and the information about the request of transportation to the hospital or being discharged. Conclusions. In the vast majority of patients, which were provided aid at the COMED SFS, there were no signs of life-threatening factors and the aid was granted at the scene. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Unlabelled: INTRODUCTION AND RESEARCH AIMS: The aim of the work was an evaluation of the impact of physical exertion on the regulating of food intake and digestive system hormone release as well as the partly connected phenomenon of evaluating the subjective sensation of hunger and the amount of food consumed at various time following physical exercise., Materials and Methods: The tests covered 12 young, healthy men, for whom the effects of physical exertion of a moderate and high intensity on the subjective sensation of hunger/satiety, evaluated by means of visual analogue scales, on food intake as well as on the metabolic and hormonal parameters were tested., Results: Physical exertion resulted in a fall in the subjective sensation of hunger, but only following intensive exertion was this statistically significant. The intake of food was greater after exertion when compared to the control group. Moderate exertion resulted in a statistically significant but short-lived increase in the ghrelin level. This effect was not observed after intensive exertion, while in those tests during the post-meal period there occurred a fall in the concentration of ghrelin in the plasma. After exertion a physical fall was observed in the concentration of insulin in the plasma, for the intake of food resulted in a notable increase in its level., Conclusions: Physical highly intensive exertion, results in a temporary reduction in the subjective sensation of hunger but leads to an increased food intake. The current research suggests that moderate but not intensive physical exertion stimulates the secretion of ghrelin.

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) were founded by the government to perform tasks aimed at providing people with help in life-threatening conditions. The system comprises two constituent parts. The first one is public administrative bodies which are to organise, plan, coordinate and supervise the completion of the tasks. The other constituent is EMS units which keep people, resources and units in readiness. Supportive services, which include: the State Fire Service (SFS) and the National Firefighting and Rescue System (NFRS), are of great importance for EMS because they are eligible for providing acute medical care (professional first aid). Acute medical care covers actions performed by rescue workers to help people in life-threatening conditions. Rescue workers provide acute medical care in situations when EMS are not present on the spot and the injured party can be accessed only with the use of professional equipment by trained workers of NFRS. Whenever necessary, workers of supportive services can assist paramedics' actions. Cooperation of all units of EMS and NFRS is very important for rescue operations in the integrated rescue system. Time is a key aspect in delivering first aid to a person in life-threatening conditions. Fast and efficient first aid given by the accident's witness, as well as acute medical care performed by a rescue worker can prevent death and minimise negative effects of an injury or intoxication. It is essential that people delivering first aid and acute medical care should act according to acknowledged and standardised procedures because only in this way can the process of decision making be sped up and consequently, the number of possible complications following accidents decreased. The present paper presents an analysis of legal regulations concerning the management of chemical burn and inhalant intoxication in acute medical care procedures of the State Fire Service. It was observed that the procedures for rescue workers entitled to provide acute medical care should be correlated with the procedures for emergency medical teams.