Transcript Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit Swiss Rescue

Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
Swiss Rescue
Medical Unit
BCP - AF
Phases of disaster relief
Deployment
of
organised
assistance /
Survival
assistance
Rebuilding
Spontaneous rescue
local assistance
Disaster / earthquake
Normality
Humanitarian aid / operational field of HA + SHA
Swiss Rescue
Medical Unit Mission
1982 : North Yemen
1997 : Iran
1983 : Turkey
1999 : Turkey
1985 : Italy
1999 : Turkey
1985 : Mexico
1999 : Taiwan
1986 : El Salvador
1999 : Greece
1988 : Armenia
2003 : Algeria
1990 : Iran
2003 : Iran (only evaluation + donation)
1991 : Costa Rica
2004 : Asia, tsunami
1992 : Turkey
2008 : Chine, cancel mission
1995 : Japan
2009 : Italy, cancel mission
1995 : Greece
2009 : Indonesia, Padang (Sumatra island)
1995 : Turkey
2010 : Haiti, Port-au-Prince (paediatric + obstetric)
2011 : Haiti, Grand-Gôave (Cholera) ; Japan
• A Heavy USAR team must be adequately
staffed and logistically sufficient to allow
for 24 hour operations at 2 independent
sites for up to 10 days.
• A Medium USAR team must be
adequately staffed to allow for 24 hour
operations at 1 site for up to 7 days.
5 components USAR Team
All USAR teams, irrespective of their
capacity classification and operational
involvement, should comprise of the
following components :
Management
Logistics
Search
Rescue
Medical
Medical Unit : composition
• Doctors :
– Anaesthetist / Emergency / GP
– Surgeon
• Nurses :
– Anaesthetist
– Emergency
– Intensive
– Paramedic
• Paramedics EMT Advance
Fonctions
Doctor
Paramedic
Nurse
Medical Unit assignement
Cares to Swiss Rescue
staff members
Medical Unit assignement
Inoculations and medical
check-up before departure
Medical Unit assignement
Cares to Swiss staff
members and dogs
Medical Unit assignement
Cares to casualties in
assigned sites
Medical Unit assignement
Cares to casualties in
surrounding sites (rarely)
Medical Unit assignement
Primary cares to population (rarely)
Medical Unit assignement
Hygiene check (BoO)
Medical Unit assignement
MedEvac preparation
Obligations and constraints
• Operational in the affected country within
48 hours of the posting of the disaster
• Vaccinations up to date
• Passport valid (+ 6 months)
• Healthy (physical & psychological)
• Ready to go…
Training Program
• Introduction course (1 day HA + 1 day MU)
• Course ATLS (participant or listener), PHTLS
• Continuous training every year (care to dogs,
new equipment and devices,…)
• Exercise 1/1 every 3 years
Swiss Rescue
Swiss Humanitarian Aid:
Mission in Indonesia
Island of Sumatra, city of Padang
October 01-07th, 2009
Béatrice Crettenand Pecorini / MD Olivier Hagon
Jordan 2010 / BCP - HO
Country: Indonesia
Island: Sumatra - City: Padang (757'000 Inhab.)
Date: Septembre 30th, 2009
Magnitude: 7,6
Local time: 05:16 pm
Number of death or missing: 1'100 ?
Recording of the earthquake
A seismolog looks at the screen of the meteorological center of Jakarta,
earthquake in Sumatra, city of Padang.
Check and briefing
Arriving in Padang
Material check
Rubble of secondary school (1th site)
Discovery of 5 dead bodies
During dogs working
time, the troop is resting.
It’s so warm …
Base of Operation
The yellow tent for cares
Care for the Swiss Rescue Team
Care for the dogs
International coordination in Padang
Hospitals evaluation (MedEvac)
Donation of medicaments & materiel
For 10'000 person's during 3 months
Beautiful moments of friendship
All the time, the care continue…
Swiss Rescue USAR
Always, the work continues
Medical Unit – Swiss Rescue