L2FH Rotation 7 in aero-medical evacuation training

The course, held in Ho Chi Minh City, was jointly delivered by experienced Australian experts and seasoned Vietnamese instructors with extensive field experience.

AMET plays a vital role in the operations of Vietnam’s L2FHs deployed to the U.N. Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan. In emergencies where local medical resources are insufficient, AMET provides a crucial lifeline, ensuring timely evacuation of patients to higher-level medical facilities. Therefore, pre-deployment training at home is essential to prepare the team for the demanding tasks ahead at U.N. missions.

The People’s Army Newspaper would like to introduce several photos of the training course.

Trainees during the theoretical training phase. In addition to L2FH Rotation 7 personnel, several participants were from the Level-1 Field Hospital of Engineering Company Rotation 4.

Trainees received instruction on the principles and procedures of aero-medical evacuation, emergency care and first aid, patient safety, boarding and transfer procedures, communication protocols, inter-facility transfers, and practical lessons drawn from deployments in South Sudan.

Following the theory phase, trainees progressed to skill-building and scenario-based exercises. In the photo: An Australian expert instructs trainees on performing medical procedures during patient airlift simulations.

Training scenarios are close to real-life conditions encountered at U.N. peacekeeping missions.

Preparation before aero-medevac. Trainees are fully equipped with first aid equipment and air rescue kits.

Practical sessions are held at the airfield of Regiment 917, Division 370 under the Air Defense - Air Force Service.

Practicing patient transport

Trainees practice with Mi-17 helicopter.

Each step is demonstrated by highly-experienced instructors.

Major General Tran Quoc Viet, Director of Military Hospital 175 and participating personnel of the course during the former's visit to the training site to encourage them

Upon completion of the course, trainees are awarded certificates recognizing their qualifications in aero-medevac.

Translated by Mai Huong