Lincolnshire Police participated in a multi-agency exercise designed to give doctors invaluable experience of working at the scene of a major incident.
The annual training, which took place at Waddington Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Training Centre on 15 August, capped off a week-long course for doctors from around the country.
It was facilitated and delivered by the Intercollegiate Board for Training in Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine (IBTPHEM), which is based at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
It gave 32 delegates the opportunity to rotate around different live scenarios.
This year the training focused on a train carriage crash after a collision with a vehicle at a level crossing. Numerous casualties were played by the Casualties Union volunteers.
The exercise aims to give doctors, who may need to travel to a major Incident with multiple casualties, training on how to work on the ground with the emergency services.
All the doctors undertaking sub-specialty training in pre-hospital emergency medicine, and who are joining air ambulance services across England, Scotland, and Wales, attend the introductory course.
Thirteen members of Lincolnshire Police, including commanders, constables, our drone team, and emergency planning department, all featured.
They took part alongside British Transport Police, Lincolnshire Resilience Forum, St John Ambulance, and the Casualties Union.
A team from the University of Lincoln Crisis Management course took images for their upcoming courses.
Lincolnshire Police utilise the exercise to practice JESIP protocols – an initiative designed to improve multi-agency working – at operational commander levels.
Each scenario lasted for around an hour, including time to debrief. The scenarios were then rotated and repeated six times.
Lincolnshire Police inspectors had the opportunity to experience the JESIP meetings several times and receive feedback.
Police attendees worked alongside other emergency services and provided assistance, during several live exercise.
Emergency Planning lead John Williams said: “It was an amazing opportunity for Lincolnshire Police Commanders thanks to Addenbrookes. Our thanks go to Rod MacKenzie and his faculty team for an extremely well delivered course.
“My personal thanks to Lincolnshire Police members who volunteered, for their professionalism and enthusiasm on a long, tiring day. I take great pride in being associated with these officers.”
Chief Superintendent Paul Timmins, Head of Lincolnshire Police Central Operations said: “The ability for us to practice and exercise is crucial in developing our ability to respond effectively in a large-scale emergency.
“Over the years we have had more than our fair share of major incidents in the county, and we continue to improve and learn.
“Most importantly we learn together with other emergency and public agencies and exercises like this help, us all to improve together so that our communities can continue to have full confidence in our abilities to protect them.”
*Photos taken by Stuart Wilde
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