GHAP/AAI Trauma Training -- January 2012

In January, 2012, Australian Aid International (AAI) and Global Health Access Program (GHAP) brought medical professionals from around the world to Northern Thailand to help train Karen and Karenni Burmese Medics. This blog recounts their experiences. Health worker training includes the management of landmine injuries, penetrating and blunt trauma, shock, wound and infection care, and orthopedics. Material support includes surgical instruments, antibiotics, anesthetics and other supplies.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Day Two --- Evening

What a full and fantastic day. We had great presentations today by our faculty on assessment and management of the trauma patient. A jungle trauma course on steriods! The medics were engaged and dug working with Frank: they call him Dr. ABC because of the megacode drills he puts them through outside on the mats.
We are heading back after a quick dinner to practice airway management.
I am already exhausted but happy.
Karen, Karreni, Americans and Australians training together under the tropical sun and stars.
Larry

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GHAP is a US-based consortium of health and public health professionals, faculty, specialists, students, and activists, who provide support for local indigenous organizations.

Australian Aid International is an international non-profit, non-government organisation committed to mitigating the double burden of poverty and poor access to quality health care in regions where health systems have either collapsed or are in crisis through the provision of emergency medical care, general and public health services and capacity building.

http://www.aai.org.au/operations/thailand.html

http://ghap.org/programs/landmine/

http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/7/1/19