A soldier is injured in the field, his body is burned and his airway is damaged, he lost his leg. A military search and rescue squad is on the decision to help. On board the helicopter, the situation is getting more complicated and the injured individual has been arrested. This is 1 of the scenarios of rescue exercises conducted by the Military Centre for Medical Education in Łódź.
At the hedgehog Training Centre close Łódź Military Medical Training Centre organized exercises for crews of the 3rd Transport Aviation Wing carrying out the ASAR Air Search and Rescue Service. – The aim of the course is to update cognition and improve applicable skills in providing medical assistance in life and wellness emergencies and training of crews – explains Captain Przemysław Osiński of WCKMed, the coordinator of the exercises.
The training held in early October was attended by chopper crews: pilots and paramedics from 3 Search and Rescue Group Krakow. Exercises were based on simulation of a rescue mission utilizing a advanced fidelity mannequin that simulated various vital parameters: breath, chest movements, heart rate, seizures or bleeding. It can besides make various types of heart rhythm disorders. – The usage of specified equipment allows faithfully to give the directed medical situation and to execute real procedures – says Captain Osiński.
Such training takes place in WCKMed respective times a year. Each time the scripts are modified to surprise the course of events. This time 2 tasks were put before the lifeguards. 1 script predicted that during military training at the center an accident occurred and 1 of the soldiers was injured as a consequence of a mine explosion.
– He suffered pulmonary force injury, burns to the airways, face and chest, as well as amputation of the right lower leg. Paramedics will gotta rapidly bypass the airway and execute an intubation," explains young chor. Paweł Pecina, head of training from WCKMed. He adds that the patient will besides make a venipuncture that will require distension.
The medical squad must scope the injured person, safe life-threatening injuries, stabilize the victim and then evacuate him to the helicopter. On board the machine, however, the situation is complicated and the patient's circulation is stopped.
– In a helicopter, the activities that rescuers execute on a regular basis become a challenge and even the simple intake of an amp of adrenaline becomes hard – explains Mr. Pecin. As he explains, the reason is noise, vibration, limited space and communication difficulties, which run exclusively by radio.
But that's why exercises are organized so that rescuers can train the most critical procedures under hard conditions. The trainer emphasizes that cooperation skills and good management are besides very crucial during training. “This is besides something that instructors pay large attention to,” adds Mr. Chor. Pecin.
The second exercise script predicted that the TS-11 spark had crashed. The pilot managed to eject, but his legs and pelvis were broken as a consequence of the fall. It cannot move, and due to the prolonged search it is in a state of deep hypothermia.
A group of rescuers arrives at the scene of the accident. In this case, they must make decisions even faster, due to the fact that the dusk is coming and the weather is breaking. Pressure's rising. The pilot urges rescuers and gives them 10 minutes to decision the injured individual to the clearing from which he can be taken. Fortunately, the operation is successful.
The paramedics active in the exercises emphasize that their profession requires continuous improvement of skills and training. As they point out, the exercises prepared by WCKMed cannot be prepared, due to the fact that the script is always a surprise. This time, the most hard thing was to care for a patient on board a helicopter. They besides point out that cooperation with the chopper crew was important, taking into account the rule that on board the device the last conviction always belongs to pilots who consider the safety of the full operation.
– The exercises we organize are the only chance for ASAR crews to test themselves, to fold, to see what needs to be improved, due to the fact that the more exercise, the little blood in the fight, concludes young people. Pecin.
