Military Anaesthesia in contingencies: what skill sets are required and how will we prepare our trainees?
The Defence Medical Services are now in an established period of contingency operations. In 2008, the Royal College of Anaesthetists approved a Military Anaesthesia Higher Training Module which could be easily achieved by deploying to the field hospital in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, for two months under the supervision of a consultant anaesthetist. This opportunity no longer exists but the need to assure quality training and to demonstrate military skill sets is still essential. This article discusses the revised Military Higher Module and how it will be implemented in the future either during deployment or during times of peace.
Department of Anaesthesia, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
Simon J
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Mercer
Department of Anaesthesia, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
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Jones
Department of Anaesthetics, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK.
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Round
Department of Anaesthesia, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK.
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Contingency Operations; Defence Anaesthesia; EDUCATION & TRAINING (see Medical Education & Training); Revalidation