Airport trauma care Africa to be improved

 
The ATCC will be a three-day course with the aim to teach a simple systematic approach to the management of trauma patients through interactive tutorials, skills teaching and simulated patient management scenarios.
 
"We are very grateful for the partnership with UMCG Ambulance Services for this course, which ensures that we work with experts that share this operational responsibility on a daily basis with their colleagues in Africa,” stated AviAssist Director Tom Kok. “We are open for requests from the East and Southern African region to host our courses in 2015 & 2016."
 
An Emergency Response Plan (ERP) is the backbone of an orderly and efficient transition from normal to emergency airport operations. Its production and regular exercise exposes pain points that could aggravate a response in a real emergency.
The ERP is also a crucial part of an airport's Safety Management System, a basis of standards from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). In turn, medical services and the way an airport deals with the injured are vital in the ERP.
 
"A critical component in all this is the quality of care received from first responders and medical personnel. However, access to emergency medical training in Africa is a challenge. With this course, the AviAssist Foundation helps to address a shortage of trauma care training opportunities in the region," Foundation Director Kok, explaining the Foundation's choice for embedding this course into the Foundation's program. “The course takes its inspiration from the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course".