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Chapter 6 - Training and Accreditation

from Section 3 - Operational Considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2020

By
Anthony D Redmond
Edited by
Elhanan Bar-On ,
Kobi Peleg  and
Yitshak Kreiss
Elhanan Bar-On
Affiliation:
The Israel Center for Disaster Medicine and Humanitarian Response, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Kobi Peleg
Affiliation:
National Center for Trauma & Emergency Medicine Research, The Gertner Institute for Health Policy and Epidemiology and Tel-Aviv University, Disaster Medicine Department
Yitshak Kreiss
Affiliation:
Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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Summary

The chapter describes the training needs of international EMTs and how these might best be met and the training delivered. This is a three-step approach of first completing in country speciality training, then training to adapt that to the austere environment, and finally a full simulated operational deployment to exercise as a team. Immediately prior to a specific deployment additional “just-in-time” training may be required.

Keywords

Deployment trainingjust-in-time trainingemergency medical teams (EMTs)accreditation
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Field Hospitals
A Comprehensive Guide to Preparation and Operation
 , pp. 41 - 47
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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