Linking civilian and military care in a training exercise
Abstract
In a collaborative exercise, the University of Cumbria's paramedic training team held a multidisciplinary training weekend at its Ambleside campus on 8–9 December 2018. In this feature comment, we hear from some of the key players involved in the training, which importantly linked civilian and military emergency care
Injured, frightened and freezing—the victims of a mountaineering accident try desperately to keep each other going as they pray for salvation to arrive. Their relief is palpable as brave men and women appear at their side to treat their wounds and hypothermia, stabilise them and evacuate them from their treacherous location.
Thankfully, this scene is not a potentially tragic emergency—it is a vital training exercise between members of a specialist army medical unit, mountain rescue volunteers and lecturers from the University of Cumbria's paramedic training team, who will one day help those taking part to save lives in the real world.
This exercise saw the university's Ambleside campus used for a variety of realistic scenarios with members of 335 Medical Evacuation Regiment joining Kendal Mountain Rescue Team and university paramedic trainers in tackling a series of incidents involving casualties suffering from potentially life-threatening conditions.
Major Rob Instrell, the unit's Clinical Lead for this training weekend at the Ambleside campus, explained that the partnership was invaluable from the perspective of linking civilian and military clinical care:
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