Annual Report 2014

COORDINATION OF STAKEHOLDERS

FOR OFFICIALS AT RURAL POLYCLINICS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES

Objectives • To train health teams at rural polyclinics • To provide updated guidelines on how to react in an accident

The health representatives of the rural polyclinics in Río Negro and Paysandú took part in a course on managing emergencies in San Javier. The Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support Course (PHTLS) was coordinated by the ASSE Río Negro Office with the support of the UPM Foundation. The UPM Foundation and the State Health Servi- ces Administration (ASSE) signed an agreement to provide training on the management of patients suffering from traumatic injuries to 50 doctors and health officials working in over 30 rural communities in the departments of Río Negro and Paysandú. The course was declared noteworthy by the Ministry of Public Health, ASSE and the Río Negro Administra- tion Office. The emergence of this project was linked to the workshops held by the Foundation in Río Negro and Paysandú, where one of the main concerns raised by the residents consisted in the strengthening of rural polyclinics. With this information in mind, represen- tatives of the Foundation held meetings with ASSE in

these two departments to support an improvement in the training of human resources at the polyclinics, in line with the Foundation’s mission. In view of this pro- posal, the Primary Care Network of Río Negro (RAP) presented a proposal to run a Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support Course (PHTLS) in the town of San Javier. In return, the UPM Foundation requested that ASSE commit to providing the polyclinics with the materials required to carry out their work. The 50 participants were selected by ASSE. Of the- se, 40 are doctors and officials (ambulance drivers or nurses) who work in rural areas of Río Negro, while the remainder work in the heart of Paysandú. Also in attendance were members of the Ministry of the Interior and fire-fighters, given that these are generally the first on the scene at traffic accidents. Participants appreciated the opportunity to take part in this course, especially on account of its great prac- tical component. “They gave us the tools, guidelines on how to act, either alone or as a team”, said nurse Juana Lema, who also said that taking part in the

Trained health key persons 50

Communities 30

25

Hours of training

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