HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT
TRAUMA
COURSE
HETC | 2 DAY
COURSE OVERVIEW.
DURATION: 2 DAY (08:00 - 16:30). LOCATION: Abu Dhabi, UAE
THIS FULLY ACCREDITED 2 DAY COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUALS OR TEAMS WISHING TO RECEIVE RELEVANT MEDICAL TRAINING TO WORK, LIVE AND OPERATE IN HOSTILE OR REMOTE LOCATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE.
Delegates are instructed using a ground-up approach, learning techniques and practices that enable confidence and competence in dealing with life potentially changing injuries.
Training and risk assessment goes a long way to safeguarding against injuries and threats in any environment however, sometimes the unexpected or unplanned can occur. From vehicle-related incidents and natural disasters to terrorist attacks and armed incidents. It is at this point that trauma and medical skills come to the forefront, allowing an individual to get involved and provide a casualty with a chance of survival, rather than the panic that comes from ignorance, leading to unnecessary fatalities.
Our highly experienced and professional instructors provide you with the confidence to be someone who gets involved.
15 Elements
COURSE ELEMENTS.
MEDICAL KITS, EQUIPMENT AND PRIOR PLANNING
MEASURING VITAL SIGNS AND DIAGNOSIS OF CASUALTIES
BALLISTIC AND BLAST TRAUMA
RESUSCITATION AND BASIC LIFE-SAVING INCLUDING CPR AND USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS
MANAGEMENT OF SHOCK
STABILISING AND TRANSPORTING CASUALTIES
BASIC INTRODUCTION TO MEDICATION
DEALING WITH BURNS AND SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE
TRIAGE – HOW TO MANAGE AND PRIORITISE MULTIPLE CASUALTIES
MANAGEMENT OF AIRWAYS AND USE OF RESPIRATORY AIDS
VEHICLE SCENE SAFETY AND EXTRICATION
HAEMORRHAGE CONTROL – BLEEDING AND CATASTROPHIC BLEEDING USING TOURNIQUETS AND HOMEOSTATIC AGENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS – HEAT, COLD & DEHYDRATION
MANAGEMENT OF FRACTURES AND BROKEN BONES
DEALING WITH ALLERGIC REACTIONS AND ANAPHYLAXIS