ITLS training courses opened in Ho Chi Minh City

U.S. instructors (front line) at the opening ceremony of the course

The ITLS training course is held to equip necessary knowledge and skills in advanced trauma first aid as required by the United Nations and grant ITLS certificates to medical personnel of Vietnam’s Level-two Field Hospital (L2FH) Rotation 5 ahead of their deployment to replace the L2FH Rotation 4 in the U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

Particularly, the training for lecturers on international trauma first aid will provide skills of compiling lessons and training practice for Vietnamese trainers participating in the ITLS program.

At the opening of the course

The course for trauma first aid is provided by U.S. trainers, with the participation of personnel of L2FH Rotation 5, several Vietnamese trainers of the ITLS program, and Field Hospital Rotation 1.2 of Vietnam’s Engineering Company as well as coordinators of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

As planned, the ITLS course,  taking place from February 13 to 17, will cover contents such as first aid for trauma in a field environment of Vietnamese peacekeeping force, assessment and control of casualties, advanced airway control in trauma resuscitation, evaluation and on-site treatment of injuries like shock, spine, shoulder and chest trauma, and so on.

Leaders of Military Hospital 175, the course's instructors and trainees in a joint photo

The training course for ITLS lecturers is scheduled to take place from February 19 to 24 with the similar contents as the ITLS course. In addition, it will focus more on preparing lessons under the guidance of U.S instructors and help lecturers practice teaching some lessons within the framework of the ITLS program. Through this course, the participating units aim to prepare conditions for establishing an ITLS training center for members participating in U.N. peacekeeping operations in Vietnam.

Translated by Trung Thanh