Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Firefighters learn from country’s top medics through re-enactments

Post Thumbnail

Moray’s firefighters have staged dramatic rescue re-enactments to learn more about caring for casualties from some of the country’s top medics.

NHS doctors and experts from the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh’s faculty for pre-hospital care, visited Elgin fire station to take part in the visceral displays.

The event was designed to help fire crews discover new techniques to help them deal with wounded parties at the scene of serious accidents.

Local teams have now forged a link with the British Association for Immediate Care (Basic), which means they will be able to telephone medical professionals from incidents, and receive guidance on the best way to care for patients.

Elgin’s station manager, Gordon Morrison, said the crucial partnership, along with the hands-on advice imparted during the demonstration, could save lives in the region.

Mr Morrison said: “Knowing what pre-hospital care casualties need at the scene of a serious incident is vital for us.

“The crews learned that we can request the assistance of Basic doctors if required.

“Basic doctors will also be available via telephone in the early stages of the incident, and can provide crucial information, which we can deliver to a patient at the scene.

“This link is potentially life-saving.”

The get-together began with a safety briefing, and crews then launched into two hours of intense reenactments, during which several exercises were carried out.

Firefighters had to winch an unconscious body from height to the safety of the ground.

Later, they used heavy-duty metal cutters to free two injured parties from a vehicle.

During one especially lifelike drill, firefighters donned breathing apparatus and entered a property as they would in the event of a house fire.

They were tasked with removing four people from the property, while ensuring that their oxygen levels remained steady and that patients were properly transferred to medical staff.

Trainee doctors from Elgin’s Dr Gray’s Hospital also attended the gathering, and gained first-hand experience of how to deal with an unfolding emergency.

Police traffic officers were in attendance too, alongside Scottish Ambulance Service paramedics and local coastguard teams.