STORM™ Course 

Aim

The STORM™Course builds on core medical skills and trains the medical provider to plan and provide medical care specific to overseas and remote hostile environments. 

Entry Criteria

FPOS (Basic or Intermediate), First Aid at Work, Combat Medical Technician Class I, EMT or Paramedic 

Course Overview

Providing medical care in overseas and remote locations is far more than first aid in an unfamiliar environment.  Medics need to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to effectively plan and provide comprehensive medical care while knowing when to seek further medical assistance.  The STORM™ Course provides this specialist training for the overseas and remote medic.

Course Content

 The course focuses on the development of autonomous decision-making abilities and equips students with the up-to-date specialist knowledge and skills that other training courses fail to teach.  Training includes elements of remote trauma management, as well as environmental health, primary care, dental first aid, tropical medicine and medical planning.  The syllabus includes: 

  • Medical Planning
  • Travel Health
  • Field Health and Hygiene
  • Environmental Health
  • Primary Care
  • Safe Prescribing
  • Dental First Aid
  • Tropical Medicine
  • Heat Illness & Cold Injuries
  • Altitude Illness
  • Wound Care and Suturing
  • Field Trauma Management
  • Casualty Evacuation
  • Extensive scenario-based practical skills training 

Certification

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 

Duration

Four days 

Course Dates

  •  5 - 8 October 2009 (full)
  • 26 - 29 April 2010
  • 6 - 9 September 2010

Cost

£625 plus VAT
Full Board Accommodation available from £50 per night (inc VAT)

(A daily admin charge of £10 will be applied if no accommodation is booked, to cover meals and refreshments throughout the course)


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