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Bandage International instructor, paramedic Darryl Chickness, explains the automated external defibrillator (AED) to a group of water tour operators on Ambergris Caye, Belize in February, 2006.
Water-related injury and death is prevalent in Belize, especially in the heavily-touristed island of Ambergris Caye. |
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Instructors, paramedics Darryl Chickness and Omar Corsetti, demonstrate proper patient extrication technique for a suspected spinal injury in a water rescue. Bandage International spent four days teaching emergency responderes in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye in February, 2006. |
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Paramedic Jeff Gaul, Bandage International instructor (left) teaches splinting skills to a group of learners at NEMO headquarters in Belmopan in February, 2006.
NEMO (National Emergency Measures Organization) is the disaster response organization in Belize. Hurricanes frequently cause great great numbers of injured people, and NEMO and is sometimes required to care for thousands of patients during a hurricane. |
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Bandage International instructor, nurse Robyn Farrington, serves as a simulated patient as she demonstrates the proper technique for stabilizing the neck for emergency nurses in Belize City in February, 2006.
Death due to injury is the leading cause of mortality in Belize. |
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Bandage International instructors, Doctors John Gillis and Paul Doucette, teach emergency airway management skills to a group of emergency nurses in Dangriga in February, 2006.
The Southern Regional Hospital in Dangriga provides emergency care for a population of over 20 thousand people. |
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Bandage International Instructor Omar Corsetti demonstrates the correct technique to manage a patient with a possible spinal injury in the water as a group os participants from San Pedro observe.
Currently there is no program available in Belize for people to learn how to swim or manage water related emergencies. Bandage International provides regular water safety courses while in Belize. |
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