What is the Trauma Challenge?
FAQ
What is the goal of the trauma challenge?
The goal of the trauma challenge is for the team of 2 competitors from each brigade or service, to safely approach, assess, treat, package, and provide a formal handover to the assessors. The teams will be faced with a variety of casualties with traumatic injuries and/or medical conditions. These are representative of the types of casualties they would be expected to provide care for as part of their daily role as a firefighter.
What are the scoring criteria of this challenge?
The teams are scored against a standardised matrix that encompasses the following areas: safe approach, primary survey, secondary survey, patient packaging, formal handover. This must all be carried out in 9 minutes, leaving 1 minute for handover.
Teams carry and use the same equipment they use in their role as firefighters. This includes but is not limited too: tourniquets, haemostatic agents, blast bandages, airway devices, oxygen, chest seals, pelvic binders, traction splints, penthrox pain relief.
Did you know?
Every year across England and Wales, 16,000 (approximately) people die after injury. It is the leading cause of death among children and young adults of 44 years and under. In addition, there are many millions of non-fatal injuries each year.
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