The First Volunteer Mobile Hospital named after Mykola Pirogov (PDMSh) conducted a training on providing medical care for combat injuries at the request of our colleagues in the medical field. In addition, the training covered key elements of tactical medicine — skills that are critically important for medical professionals working near the frontline.
The training lasted two days. During this time, participants practiced skills that may be needed in combat conditions: they reviewed the MARCH protocol and worked it out in practice, attended a PAWS lecture, and studied medical triage and first aid in mass-casualty situations.
Special emphasis was placed on practical experience. PDMSh volunteer medics who have directly taken part in frontline rotations shared the specific features of working before the stabilisation point and at the stabilisation point itself — with all the nuances they face every day at the front.
In the future, PDMSh plans to establish a full-fledged training center to prepare medical workers to deal with combat trauma. This is another step towards ensuring that as many medics as possible are ready to act effectively in wartime conditions.