AEROMEDICAL TRAINING & WORKSHOPS

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1 AEROMEDICAL TRAINING & WORKSHOPS GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA QUEENSTOWN NEW ZEALAND

2 AEROMEDICAL INDUCTION TRAINING SCHEDULE INTRODUCTION The standards required for accreditation as an air ambulance service in New Zealand are the joint standards released by the Aviation Industry Association of New Zealand (AIANZ) Air Ambulance / Air Rescue division and Ambulance New Zealand. This standard outlines the required training, crew composition and minimum skill sets for aeromedical crew. As there is no such standard for Australian aeromedical crew training, the course is based on this outline and has incorporated other components that are relevant to the tasks to be met by medical staff on a primary aeromedical helicopter. The course has been endorsed by the Aviation Industry Association of New Zealand Air Ambulance / Air Rescue division as meeting the training requirements of the Air Rescue Air Ambulance standard. PRE REQUISITES FOR STUDENTS Medical crew undertaking this course have the appropriate medical training, qualifications and experience required to deliver advanced medical care as crew on an air ambulance service and have or will meet the necessary selection criteria of an aeromedical service for the roles of paramedic, flight nurse or doctor. This course does not give the student these qualifications. This course is not designed to teach medical crew the medical skills required to undertake a position within an aeromedical service but to provide an introduction to and basic practical skills required for medical crew to work in and around helicopters. Specialist Medical College Course endorsements The Syllabus has been recognized by the following organizations and accredited for 12 MOPS workshop points with the ACEM, and 24 CME points with the RNZCGP Australasian College of Emergency Medicine

3 COURSE INSTRUCTORS Medical Dr Glenn McKay MBChB, BSc, DipGrad, PGDip Aero Retrieval & Transport, Emergency Medical Officer, John Flynn Private Hospital Gold Coast Reserve MO Australian Defence Force, and QLD Fire USAR. Medical Director Lakes District Air Rescue Trust. Dr Geoff Ramin MBChB, FACEM Emergency Specialist, Medical Director, Emergency Care, John Flynn Private Hospital Medical Director, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Queensland Division. Intensive Care Consultant, ICU Tweed Hospital. Dr Tim Harraway FACEM, MBChB, PGDip AeroRT Emergency Specialist, Gold Coast Hospital Director of Medical Training, Careflight Medical Services QLD Paramedical Rescue Keith Raymond Advanced Care Paramedic Paramedic for St John Ambulance Flight Paramedic for Lakes District Air Rescue trust Clint Peters Intensive care paramedic Flight Paramedic for Queensland Ambulance Service USAR Paramedic Aaron Halstead President NZ Mountain Safety Council SARiNZ Instructor Alpine Cliff Rescue Instructor Head Ski Patroller, NZSKi Course Duration 2 ½ days typically 5pm Friday evening until 5pm Sunday evening depending on course dates.

4 Day 1 HUET, principles of flight, rescue techniques Helicopter Under Water Escape Training HUET (Optional for Gold Coast Courses Only) Day 1 EVENING 1700 Welcome and introduction to instructors 1715 Principals of flight. (Classroom video) 1830 Rescue Winch techniques (brief overview by winch operators) 1915 Key Concepts on safety and helicopter use in rescue. analysis of fatal rescue attempts and look at the strategies employed finish DAY 2 Aviation Awareness, Medical equipment, packaging & loading, flights 0845 Introduction 0900 Helicopter familiarisation and safety brief with pilot and crewman (whole group) work stations 0930 divide the class into 4 groups one hour at each station. Station one (ICP Paramedic) Patient packaging scenario Pelvic Splint, Femoral traction splints, Helmet removal Cervical collars, Spinal cares Station two (paramedic/doctor) Common Medical equipment Rescue Packs Personal Protective equipment (PPE) Station three (rescue crewman) Patient Loading Hot loading with stretcher 12:30 LUNCH 1330 Station four (rescue crewman) Harnesses and ground training for winch/long line 14:30 Winching, tag lines, stretcher winching. (AUSTRALIA) Hover loading on Mountain and Long line training (New Zealand) * Long line training will only be undertaken if weather permits Finish

5 Day 3 Clinical Teaching with Staff Retrieval Specialist 0900 welcome and introduction 0930 Principles of prehospital care and overview of aeromedical retrieval 1030 MORNING TEA 1100 Clinical aviation physiology 1200 LUNCH 1300 In-flight care 1400 Trauma overview (EMST / ATLS principles) 1500 AFTERNOON TEA 1530 Skills Airway management with LMA, Intubation and Bougie, Intra osseous needle insertion EZ-IO Needle thoracostomy 1700 FINISH

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