Michal Mašek

• Phd
• Lecturer at Charles University in Prague at Charles University in Prague

Our article is focused on pathophysiology of snow avalanche death. It analyses available information based on literature search. The goal is the summarization and clarification, based on numerous researches and case interpretations, in the field of pathophysiology when buried under a snow avalanche. It is mainly focused on the hypercapnia and hypox...

This review article addresses the topic of scuba diving in terms of both history and the current state of understanding on the reactivity of breathing gases in hyperbaric environment. The article is divided into two parts. The first part summarizes the findings on the history of diving, the first experiments with caissons, and subsequent problems a...

Objectives: To evaluate the possibilities of some recommended diagnostic tools on selected groups of the elderly. Design and Methods: 79 elderly people (average age 81.8) participated in a study aimed at verifying the possibilities of using diagnostic methods of sarcopenia proposed by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP...

This research project deals with snow avalanches and parameters which limit the survival of man after burying under avalanche. There are polytrauma, asphyxia and hypothermia when hitting by the avalanche. The aim of the project is to provide comprehensive information about the behavior of individuals and ongoing changes in the organism depending on...

This article analizes and compares transfers in winter conditions in selected NATO armies and armies cooperating with them. The target is to summarize information about the quality of training done in snow and ice. The article is mainly focused on security, realization, content, methodology of training and equipment used. We suppose that the inform...

This article contains the problems of the snow avalanches. What happens with people under the snow, it means polytraumatic shock, traumatic asphyxia and hypothermia. The aim of this article is to inform compactly about gained observations, about researches and new information used for first saving, (for friendly first help). There are some single f...

The aim of the work: The aim of the work is to compare the selected armies in the folloving spheres: legal support, medical support, frequency of trainings, training guidance and the problems of kitbag and materials. Methods: The doctoral thesis was drafted in the form of a pilot project via questionnaire. The questionnaire was sent to eleven Euro...