6th International Chief Emergency Physician Training Course
on Command Incident Management and Mass Casualty Disasters
Sept. 28th – Oct. 02nd 2003 GRAZ, Austria
Der Abschlußbericht bzw. die Zusammenfassung ist bitte direkt bei der Zentralstelle für Notfall- und Katastrophenmedizin erhältlich.
Jointly organized by the
- Centre of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Government of Styria, Graz
- Working Group Emergency and Distaster Medicine, Clinical of Surgery, Graz
- International Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care
For all Trauma Team Members
- Anesthesiologists
- Emergency Physicians
- Intensive Care Specialists
- Internal Medicine Specialists
- Surgeons
- General Practitioners
Travel Information
The course will take place in Netzwerk Krainerhaus Pfeifferhofweg 28, which is located approximately 4 km to the centre of Graz
Faculty
The faculty consists of experienced and highly skilled Chief Emergency Physicians and experts on respective fields from Austria, Europe und abroad.
Special Requirements
Applicants selected to participate in this course will be required to provide the equipment for their personal protection and safety before being admitted to all exercises.
Contents of Instructions – Main Topics
- Epidemiology of MCI and disasters.
- Chief Emergency Physician: Definitions, duties, responsibilities.
- Scene safety.
- Personal Protective Equipment.
- Triage concepts.
- Command and Control.
- Airway management.
- Shock therapy.
- Thermal injuries.
- Scoop and run, vs. stay and stabilize.
- Adaptation of general medical skills to the field environment.
- Cooperation with other services.
- Communications.
- Supply.
- Transport in MCI and disasters.
- MCI and disaster management in hospitals.
- Preparation of mass gatherings.
- Nuclear incidents.
- Biological threats.
- Chemical release.
- Mental health, management of physical and mental stress.
- Public relations / media interactions / Politics.
- Care for VIP, executive protection.
- Hostage taking and barricade situations.
- Hijackings and counter terrorism.
- Case reports.
- Excursions, familiarization training.
- In field triage training.
- Radio communication training.
- Tabletop training.
- Multiple patient simulator.
- In field exercises.