04/10/2005
UU students to take part in simulated air crash
Dozens of nursing undergraduates at the University of Ulster are to take on the role of casualties during a simulated air crash to be staged at Belfast City Airport this weekend.
Around 60 students from Magee and Coleraine campuses will be the injury victims and anxious relatives as part of the exercise while trainee journalists on the university’s postgraduate journalism diploma course will also ‘cover’ the incident.
“What the students will learn is the importance of communication, teamwork and compassion during times of disaster,” Vidar Melby, a senior lecturer at the School of Nursing at Magee, said.
"Our students will also see was it’s like to be treated as a casualty. They’ll be asking what’s going on, they’ll be shocked, crying and confused. They’ll be able to evaluate how well they are being looked after during a traumatic situation.”
Up to 400 people will take part to test all aspects of City Airport’s emergency plan. All United Kingdom airports are required to hold a full-scale emergency dry-run every two years.
“The one point that has emerged from real-life incidents has been the problem of inadequate communication to casualties and relatives. One of the things we have learned from the past is that health service staff are not always particularly good at communication,” Melby said.
“Rescuing and looking after people who have been injured is not just about caring for their medical needs. We have to see patients in a holistic way," he concluded.
(MB/SP)
Around 60 students from Magee and Coleraine campuses will be the injury victims and anxious relatives as part of the exercise while trainee journalists on the university’s postgraduate journalism diploma course will also ‘cover’ the incident.
“What the students will learn is the importance of communication, teamwork and compassion during times of disaster,” Vidar Melby, a senior lecturer at the School of Nursing at Magee, said.
"Our students will also see was it’s like to be treated as a casualty. They’ll be asking what’s going on, they’ll be shocked, crying and confused. They’ll be able to evaluate how well they are being looked after during a traumatic situation.”
Up to 400 people will take part to test all aspects of City Airport’s emergency plan. All United Kingdom airports are required to hold a full-scale emergency dry-run every two years.
“The one point that has emerged from real-life incidents has been the problem of inadequate communication to casualties and relatives. One of the things we have learned from the past is that health service staff are not always particularly good at communication,” Melby said.
“Rescuing and looking after people who have been injured is not just about caring for their medical needs. We have to see patients in a holistic way," he concluded.
(MB/SP)
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