Browse Hierarchy ICM7240: Tactical Medical Care

Module 6, Tactical Medical Care, focuses on resuscitation skills required to provide critical care in military and extreme civilian environments, teaching how hospital based practice should be modified. The module builds on the knowledge of year 1 and how this may be adapted to various hostile environments. The module will focus on battlefield medicine, battlefield evacuation, haemorrhage control, airway management, wound & burn management, analgesia and delivery of care for civilian terrorist incidents & natural disasters. It will also discuss inter-service working with fire and police. While the majority of the module is trauma focused, in week 5 we will look at medical conditions and HAZMAT. Examples from recent events such as the Ebola outbreak and recent terrorist incidents will be studied.