Nearly 50 students and about the same number of teachers, police officers, firefighters, and volunteers took part in the drill. It was an important milestone ahead of the upcoming final exams.
In mid-July, the students at our vocational schools for emergency medical technicians in Stein and Roth will begin their written final exams, followed shortly thereafter by the practical exams. The large-scale training day on June 30 provided them with an important opportunity to prepare.
Together with numerous partners, we organized simulated scenarios at several locations in Stein—ranging from a child who had fallen to a workplace accident to a resuscitation—which the aspiring emergency medical technicians used for an intensive day of training.
To make the simulations as authentic as possible, the training exercises were conducted at locations such as the FORUM Stein, Stein City Hall, children’s playgrounds, residential buildings, and a company campus. Actors and modern simulation manikins added to the realism.
Sebastian Habicht, director of our vocational schools for emergency medical technicians, was pleased with the students’ performance and the strong support from our partners: “This day is an important milestone ahead of the upcoming final exams. Our students can learn a great deal from these varied and challenging scenarios, especially when working together with the fire department and police.”
For example, a response to a physical altercation was practiced in collaboration with the Stein Police Department, and a serious workplace accident was simulated together with the Stein Fire Department. This allowed the students to gain valuable experience at the relevant points of contact beyond their emergency medical services work, and the participating police officers and firefighters benefited equally from the exercise.
Teachers were on site for every training exercise and provided valuable feedback on the exercises immediately afterward. Simulating emergency responses and analyzing them afterward are a central part of the three-year paramedic training program.
For the first time, we also presented our FÜRTH SCHOCKT! project at an information booth during a CPR drill at FORUM Steinm, where we explained the background and procedures of the drill. The goal of FÜRTH SCHOCKT! is to improve the response to sudden cardiac arrest in the city and district of Fürth by installing permanently accessible defibrillators and by recruiting and training first responders.