By Michael Hall | Senior Advisor
In early August, International Medical Corps delivered the first three courses of its Trauma Care Response training program. The training program is a six-course curriculum, developed in partnership with the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), aiming to address immediate healthcare needs in Ukraine related to trauma, mass casualty and mass disruption.
Instructors from HHI and International Medical Corps delivered courses to healthcare providers and first responders in Kyiv during the six-day training. The first course—which focuses on chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) threats— provides participants with the knowledge and skills to care for victims of CBRNE attacks in pre-hospital and hospital settings, including training on decontamination, medical management, antidotes, PPE donning/doffing and medical staff safety.
The CBRNE course, which was delivered to two cohorts and included separate sessions of training-of-trainer certification, reached 119 participants. The second course, Mass Casualty Management (MCM)—a comprehensive, four-day course based on World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization standards—focuses on mass-casualty incident training at the individual level while also covering the logistical setup of healthcare facilities and the creation of mass-casualty plans at the facility and organizational level. The course reached 11 participants from four health facilities.
The third course, Stop the Bleed, teaches bystanders how help people who are bleeding if medical professionals have not yet arrived. The course, which was delivered to two separate cohorts, reached 70 participants. The next three courses will be delivered later in August, with subsequent trainings continuing for 10 weeks.
Training has been an intregral part of International Medical Corps' response since Russia's invasion in February. This has included Psychological First Aid and trauma training in neighboring countries so those receiving refugees are better able to help people in need.
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