About ETS
Emergo Train System (ETS) is an academic / educational simulation system used in several countries around the world for training and testing the preparedness and management of emergencies, major incidents and disasters.
ETS have been used by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for several years in their international missions and trainings. Last week ICRC held a Basic Awareness and Preparing for Emergencies (BAPE) course and two ICRC hybrid MIC workshop. The course and workshops with 40 participants in each were held in the Tartus Governorate in Syria.
We wish good luck with exercises for the 20 new Swedish ETS Senior instructors from seven regions and universities in Sweden who participated in this week's Swedish course!
The ETS faculty in Canada organized in October a mass casualty exercise using Emergo Train System. The scenario had more than 100 injuries and included both pre-hospital and in-hospital training. For example coordination between the citys hospitals to check availability at ER, OR and ICU in a mass casulaty incident The exercise was held at Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) and involved more than 60 doctors, paramedics and administrators.
The exercise is described in an article in Montréal Gazette >>>
This week, the ETS Competence Center held an ETS Psychosocial Support Instructor course for the County Administrative Board of Skåne/Scania in southern Sweden. Participants from various municipalities in the region attended the training to enhance their ability to meet future psychosocial support needs.
Emergo Train System (ETS) is an academic / educational simulation system used in several countries around the world for training and testing the preparedness and management of emergencies, major incidents and disasters.