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Oxford Brookes faculty take on Turkish Paramedic Rally and International Congress 2015
Abstract
In early December 2015, a team of Oxford Brookes Paramedic Science lecturers represented the university at the 13th Turkish International Paramedic Congress and Rally in Antalya, Turkey. This 4-day event featured a 3-day conference, during which Turkish national and international speakers presented about paramedic professional developments within their country, highlights on research and plans for future improvement. Alongside the conference was a 1-day international rally, where national and international teams competed against each other in a range of simulated scenarios.
The rally competition was held one day prior to the conference; it involved four clinical scenarios, during which international and Turkish teams’ practice was assessed during a competition to determine who was best. With 50 teams competing in the rally, it required a huge amount of organisation and lasted from early morning until late night. Each scenario was sited in an unusual part of the venue, where teams encountered simulated patients with a variety of moulage injuries. At each scenario a judging panel assessed the team's performance and awarded points based upon specific treatment aspects and overall management. There was also considerable interest from conference delegates and bystanders who independently judged the performance of each team.
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