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Dear Sir/Mdm,
1st AsiaPre-hospital Care Competition 2006
Please find attached the administrative details pertaining
to the
Competition Finals this coming December.
a) First Aid Competition Finals
Date: 3rd December 2006
Venue: Singapore
Reporting Time: 0830 am
Attire: T-shirt provided by FARA
Things to bring: Name tag provided by FARA
F&B: Meals will be provided by EFAR
Fees: $20 per person
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b) Introduction
This announcement of the 1st
Asia Pre-hospital Care Competition intends to allow participants to get
together for an exchange of knowledge and
skills in pre-hospital care.
Taking this opportunity, we will
also like to update and ensure disaster preparedness in all participating
countries
All participants will be let
known on the important of Emergency Response Team (ERT). This competition will
be modeled so that Emergencies Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics, ERTs, first aiders
would think and act along similar lines
The practical scenarios geared
towards the real environment of the pre-hospital situation.
The emphasis should be the
initial assessment and the first two circles in the “chain of survival.”
c)
Competition Format
1)
A participating team shall consist
of 5
2)
Participants can be Doctors,
Nurses, Paramedics, EMTs, ERTs, First Aiders or others
3)
Participants will be competing in
Pre-hospital Care
4)
Teams will be placed in a Mass
Casualties situation when they will asked to stabilize ONE casualty for their
competition. Team may render
first aider to other casualties to show their competence.
5)
Teams responsibilities includes
Scene survey, Identify team to casualty, Primary Survey include PAM (injuries
will be based on signs and symptoms on the casualties), Stabilize casualty and
evacuate casualty to FAP, Load casualty into Ambulance and continue treatment
(No drugs should be issued), send casualty to A&E dept and hand over your
case to A&E Doctors/Nurses.
6)
All materials will be provided.
Remember that their maybe only one set of items available at the FAP, teams are
to make use of items or equipment availabilities and not to gather all items or
equipment for own used.
7)
Judging criteria: Please refer to
annex 1
d) Scenario Format
1)
Competition Date: 3rd December 2006
2)
Time: 0900 to 1800 hrs
3)
Venue: to be confirmed
4)
Mass Casualties incident e.g.
building on fire, aircraft incident, sea events incident, wilderness, Road
Traffic Accident, Chemical Attacks, etc
5)
Teams will be placed in a Mass
Casualties situation when they will asked to stabilize ONE casualty for their
competition. Team may render
first aider to other casualties to show their competence.
6)
Teams responsibilities includes
Scene survey, Identify team to casualty, Primary Survey include PAM (injuries
will be based on signs and symptoms on the casualties), Stabilize casualty and
evacuate casualty to FAP, Load casualty into Ambulance and continue treatment
(No drugs should be issued), send casualty to A&E dept and hand over your
case to A&E Doctors/Nurses.
7)
Maximum of 30 minutes to complete
their case, the short team takes to send casualty to hospital the more marks
they will get therefore,
the longer team stayed at scene the lower the marks
will be awarded. PLEASE remember minimum stabilization are required. Your
Pre-hospital
Care should be performed too not just “load and go”
8)
Teams will be activated through
SMS, they will be driven to the location by transport provided then proceed to
incidents site.
e) Rules and Regulation
1)
There must be a minimum of
participation of 5 members in a team.
2)
The judge’s decision is final.
3)
The Organizing Committee reserves
the right to amend, vary or formulate the terms and conditions as and when it
deems necessary, without prior notice and at its sole discretion.
4)
The organizing committee shall be
the sole authority for the interpretation of these Rules and Regulations and
the decision of the Organizing Committee shall be final and binding on all
participants. No correspondence will be entertained.
5)
The team in-charge shall be
responsible for the conduct of his/her team. The Organizing Committee reserves
the right to disqualify any
team that fails to follow any instructions during
the competition.
f) Valuable belongings
Participants are advised not to
bring any valuable belongings to the competition. The Organizer does not bear
any responsibility for any lost items.
g) Emergency Cases
1)
All cases of illness, accidents or
extra-ordinary happenings must be reported to the
Competition Reporting Booth / Officials.
There will be Doctors and ambulance on standby.
2) The Organizing Committee or any officials or Emergencies
First Aid & Rescue shall not be liable for any illness or injury or damage
or loss to property that the participants or family may suffer as a result of
participating the 1st APFA Pre-hospital Care Competition 2006 or in
relationship to traveling to and fro in connection with the said Competition.
h)
Programme
Participants are requested to
observe the instructions and rules of the programme. They should honour their responsibility
to participate and co-operate as much as possible in all the activities. They
should always be punctual and well-prepared.
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