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MEDAK Thanks to it’s members who cover a very wide spectrum; including Doctors, Mountain Climbers, EMTs, Surgery Technichians, Surgery Nurses, Emergency Nurses, Clinical Psychologist, Ambulance Crew, Vet., First Aid Trainers and Trainer Trainers, Ham Radio Operators, Firefighters and Field Experienced Med Students; Medak has managed to amass a deep well of experience and utilize it to create training programs for educating volunteers (of both Medak and others) in accordance with the international standards and organize teams of volunteers for the unexpected.

Our training program is consistent with the procedures of the following organizations;

  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  • The National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System
  • International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG)
  • City Disaster and Emergency Management (AFAD)
  • National Medical Response Units (UMKE)

Our Training program uses the materials compiled by these organizations and adapts it to the specifics of the local conditions and the proficiency levels of the volunteers under the following 7 categories;

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  • General Disaster Basics
  • Psycho-Social Situation Trainings
  • Technical Trainings
  • Medical Intervention Trainings
  • Applied Trainings
  • Group Trainings
  • Advanced Specialization Trainings

 

These 7 categories contain 66 seperate lessons that each focus on specific topics that, as a whole teaches our members how to operate, live and stay safe in the field conditions as well as the international standards, adjusted and specialized for the local conditions.

 

MEDAK TRAINING PROGRAM 

A GENERAL DISASTER MODULE
1 Public Health Issues and Sanitation During Post-Disaster Conditions
2 Basics of Disaster and Civil Disorders and Basics of Operating in and under Rubble
3 Turkish Disaster ve Crisis Management System
4 Disaster Command & Coordination
5 Disaster and Post Disaster Health Concerns
6 Safety During Disasters
7 International Danger and Warning Signs
8 Crisis and Flaspoint Management and Locale Safety
B PSYCHOSOCIAL CONDITION TRAINING MODULE                                   
9 Ethical and Cultural Concerns in the Field
10 Disaster Psychology Training
11 Stress and Conflict Management Training
12 Communication Difficulties and Possible Solutions
C TECHNICAL TRAINING MODULE   
13 Technical Gear Familiarization
14 Wireless Communications During Disasters
15 Basics of Walking and Trekking
16 Food under Field Conditions
17 Camping Principles
18 Basic Wilderness and Rubble Survival Training
19 Meteorology and Weather Forecasting
20 Map Reading and Orienteering
21 GPS
22 Knots Used in Mounteneering and SAR
23 Cardio and Conditioning Basics
24 Basic Rockclimbing
25 Basic Firefighting
D MEDICAL INTERVENTION MODULE
26 Medical Gear Familiarization
27 Multiple Patient Incidents
28 Working Around and In/Under Caved In Buildings
29 Crush Syndrome
30 Traffic Accidents
31 Triage
32 Patient Immobilization, Strechers and Carrying Techniques
33 Basic ve İleri Life Support Training
34 Multiple Traumva Patients
E FIELD EXERCISE MODULE
35 Summer and Winter Camping
36 Survival During Disasters and Other Circumstances
37 Orienteering
38 Patient Immobilization with Alternative Methods
39 Basic and Advanced Rockclimbing
40 Basic Camping and Mounteneering, Summer
41 Basic Camping and Mounteneering, Winter
F GROUP TRAINING MODULE
42 Basic First Aid Certification Programme
43 Instructor Training
44 First Aid Instructor Certification Programme
G ADVANCED SPECIALIZATIONS MODULE
45 CPR
46 Pelvis Anatomy and Breaks
47 Suture
48 Pneumothorax and Emergency Response
49 Pediatric Resuscitation
50 Defibrillation
51 Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology
52 Malnutrition
53 Airway
54 Pediatric Emergencies
55 Breathing Issues
56 Transport Incubators
57 Emergency Oxygen
58 Ambulance Gear
59 Abdominal Traumva
60 Chest Problems and Heart Attacks
61 Spiral Traumvas
62 Amputation
63 Intraosseous infusion
64 Intraosseöz Vascular Access
65 Emergency Sedation
66 Shock
67 Communication
65 Security During Disaster and Other Extraordinary Situadions
66 Body Language