EUSR

Summary

Background:

The rescue of people from fall endangered areas, e.g. confined spaces, cranes, cliffs, cable cars, etc. is a special challenge for the fire service and the ambulance services. To provide the best possible help for victims it would be necessary that the rescuers are multi-skilled both in rope rescue techniques and in medical emergency response. Due to the general task of the fire service on one hand and the ambulance service (EMS) on the other hand the necessary multi-skills are very often not provided by the standard training program of these organizations due to the national organization of theses services.

Main aims and objectives:

EUSR objectives are

Providing basic knowledge about rescue in fall endangered areas, in particular fall protection, for emergency rescue personnel (paramedics and doctors) by means of an e-learning course
Providing basic knowledge of life-sustaining emergency medical measures for rope rescue teams by means of an e-learning course.
Such a tool is by definition limited in its effect, as practical training is essential for task fulfilment, but it can nevertheless
improve practical training and make it more sustainable
promote the development of a special combined course in rope rescue/ ambulance services (EMS), in which e-learning and practical training can complement each other.

EUSR objectives continue to be

Optimising the rescue of people in areas at risk of falling.
For specialised rescue teams, this can be achieved by providing information on triage (health status of victims) and medical interventions in these particular circumstances.
Medical rescue workers can also work in exposed locations if they have mastered fall protection.
The e-learning course helps to optimise the training of both target groups.

Competence of the EUSR-Team:

The partnership provides special experience of medical doctors/emergency medical response service on one side and special rescue teams on the other side.

Outcomes:

Curriculum for training in medical emergency response of rope rescue teams; Curriculum for training of medical response teams in fall protection; curriculum for rope rescue-teams; e-learning-courses as didactical/learning material.

Impact:

Rescue for victims in fall endangered areas will be more efficient because the necessary medical treatment in remote locations can provided by trained responders on the spot.