20 godina delovanja
MIRA
Medicine in Remote Areas Course (MIRA) is an essential qualification that has been developed to add the skills and knowledge required for dealing with a casualty or casualties in challenging environments.
Medicine in Remote Areas Course (MIRA) is an essential qualification that has been developed to add the skills and knowledge required for dealing with a casualty or casualties in challenging environments. This is one of the most popular courses among pre-hospital providers who have completed an FPOS-I and are looking to enhance the skills needed to manage medical and trauma patients in a remote area.
About MIRA
Course is specifically designed and ideal for all medical professionals that work in remote area, offshore and hostile environment. Program of the course is suitable for Emergency Medical Services, Close Protection, Security and Maritime Industry, Emergency Response Teams and those who partake in expeditions and exploration to remote areas. This course is for those who find themselves in a critical situation, with no immediate hope of rescue support, suitable for Oil and Gas and renewable energy industry, Media Personnel, Mountain Rescue, Search and Rescue, medical support for disaster relief and humanitarian organization,
Candidate will learn:
The course teaches the skills needed to stabilize the injured and traumatized victims right through to the skills and knowledge needed for prolonged field care. The argument for extended skills makes complete sense in remote environments where there is a prolonged time to definitive care, there is a need to provide the casualty with advanced medical skills to compensate for the delay in reaching definitive care.
Medicine in remote area – “MIRA” course syllabus
1. PREHOSPITAL REMOTE AND CHALLENGEING ENVIRONMENT
1.1.The role and task of medic in remote area and overview of medicine in remote area.
1.2. Equipment in use
1.3. On scene safety and safety zone
1.4. Major incident-accident management
1.4.1. Incident command system and communication
1.4.2. Triage
1.5. Type of incidents-accidents and mechanism of injuries correlation, (road traffic collision, ballistic injuries)
1.6. Prolonged field care
2. PATIENT ASSESSMENT
2.1. PRIMARY SURVEY
2.1.1.Initial assessment of casualty SAFETAC, METHANE report
2.1.2.Rapid primary assessment CABC
2.1.3.Primary assessment ABCDE, SAMPLE
2.2. SECONDARY SURVEY
2.2.1. Reassessment, vital signs, skin and pupils assessment
2.2.2. Focused assessment for specific injury
2.3. Prolonged care AFITARSE, ongoing assessment
3. ADVANCED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
3.1.Anatomy and physiology of the airways
3.2. Recognition of airway obstruction and assessment
3.3. Basic airway management – (review)
3.4. Laryngeal mask, I-gel
3.5. Endotracheal intubaton
3.6. Oxygen administration
3.7. Cricothyrothomy
4. BREATHING AND CHEST INJURIES
4.1. Anatomy and physiology of the lungs
4.2. Recognition of respiratory problem
4.3. Assessment (examination)
4.4. Life-threatening chest injuries
4.5. Needle Thoracocentesis
5. CIRCULATORY SYSTEM AND HEMORRHAGE CONTROL
5.1.Anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system
5.2. Bleeding control
5.3. Intravenous cannulation
5.4. Interosseous infusion
6. TRAUMA RELATED INJURIES
6.1. Anatomy and physiology of musculoskeletal, nervous, digestive, urinary, integumentary system and senses
6.2. Extremity trauma, splinting, (traction splint)
6.3. Soft tissue injuries, wound closure – suturing
6.4. Head injuries
6.5. Abdominal and pelvic injuries
6.6. Spinal injuries, use of long spinal board
6.7. Burns and scalds
7. PATIENT EXTRICATION
7.1. Extraction of the patient from the high risk zone
7.2. Lifting, moving and carrying techniques
7.3. Vehicle extrication, use of KED and ANACONDA ED
8. MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESSES AND MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
8.1. Heat stroke & Dehydration
8.2. Hypothermia, Frostbite
8.3. Animals, Insects and snake bite
8.4. Medical emergencies management
9. PHARMACOLOGY
9.1. Drug classification and administration
9.2. Analgesia and pain management
9.3. Antibiotics and infection