Global Medic prepared a training program, in PowerPoint format, entitled “Trauma Management and Field Medicine for Landmine /UXO Clearance Teams.” The focus of the program is to provide hands on training and practical exercises in Trauma Management, to medics working with UXO Clearance Teams.
It is enhanced by additional sessions including Common Tropical Diseases, Venomous Snakebite and Infectious Disease Management. Global Medic teams have delivered similar training packages in past years to land mine teams in Sudan , Cambodia , Laos and Sri Lanka . In November 2003, Global Medic trained several teams in the Vanni region of Sri Lanka (agencies in attendance included HDU, FSD, RONCO, Horizon, Sarvatra, and the SLA ). May 2005, saw Global Medic providing training programs for MAG Sri Lanka, and in 2006, programs were provided for MAG Cambodia , MAG Laos , and MAG Sudan .
The Global Medic Team held a series of three, 4 day training sessions. The first was held in the village of Houay dok Kham, Xieng Khuang Province , in the first week of May, 2007. The second and third courses were held in the last half of May, 2007, in Gnommalath, Khammuan Province . These courses were designed to refresh and enhance the level of knowledge and skill of the MAG medics. 22 medics, took part in, and completed the program.
Following the completion of this program, these medics were tasked with teaching Basic First Aid, Spinal Immobilization, and CPR/Airway clearing procedures to the UXO Clearance teams. The goal of this is two-fold. First, it gives the UXO team members knowledge that will allow them to assist the medics if/when called upon, and secondly, it enhances the medics own self confidence (by teaching), as well as increases the confidence that the technicians have in their medics, thereby reinforcing the position that the medic holds in the team.
The final exam of the program was designed to show the medics proficiency in the knowledge newly acquired. It was composed of a series of practical scenarios, involving both single and multiple patients, and dealt with real life situations that the medics may find themselves involved in. These exercises were designed so that the medic would have to utilize the UXO Technicians for assistance. In this, it can be seen that not only was the medic's knowledge being tested, but also, their ability to direct others.
