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A Realistic Model for Catastrophic External Haemorrhage Training
  1. I Moorhouse1,
  2. A Thurgood1,
  3. A Thurgood1,
  4. N Walker1,2,
  5. B Cooper2,
  6. PF Mahoney1,2 and
  7. Colonel TJ Hodgetts, QHP, Honorary Professor of Emergency Medicine1,2⇓
  1. 1Royal Centre for Defence Medicine
  2. 2UK Medical Group, Op HERRICK
  1. Academic Department of Military Emergency Medicine, Institute of Research & Development, Birmingham Research Park, Vincent Drive, Birmingham B15 2SQ +44 121 415 8848 Prof.ADMEM{at}rcdm.bham.ac.uk

Abstract

External haemorrhage is a significant cause of combat morbidity and mortality. UK DMS have introduced topical haemostatic agents (HemCon®, QuikClot®) for use as an adjunct to control catastrophic external haemorrhage. Realistic training in new equipment is essential. A model is described that is simple, reproducible, valid, realistic and currently unique in its opportunity to train soldiers to deal with life-threatening external bleeding, without recourse to live animal training. The model has been used successfully to train UK DMS medics, nurses and doctors in Afghanistan.

  • Catastrophic
  • haemorrhage
  • training
  • simulator
  • trauma

https://doi.org/10.1136/jramc-153-02-05

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