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MASC Training Services
Medical Courses

Overseas Team Medic (OTM)


Course length

This is a six day, classroom based, medical training course which can be undertaken on location or at our training centre in Bakewell.

Course aim

To train personnel involved in overseas work and travel, working in areas with limited medical facilities, to effectively manage medical emergencies and casualty evacuation situations.

This course is ideally suited to those organisations that are working in emergency relief or the exploration industries where there are limited medical support services in their country of operations.

The overseas team medic (OTM) course is a six day course for those working in emergency relief or the exploration industries
 The overseas team medic (OTM) course is a six day course for those working in emergency relief or the exploration industries

Who is it for?

The course is designed for any person involved in overseas work and travel or who is involved in providing primary and emergency health care to their staff and is required to produce guidelines, procedures and protocols for dealing with a medical emergency or evacuation.

The course covers primary and emergency health care including trauma injuries from vehicular incidents
 The course covers primary and emergency health care including trauma injuries from vehicular incidents


Course content

This course will cover the following topics:

  • Preparation for overseas work
  • Accident and personal scene safety
  • Principles and priorities of first aid
  • Emergency child birth
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • The respiratory system
  • The circulatory system
  • Skeletal and muscular systems
  • Respiration & asphyxia
  • Basic life support
  • Head, chest and abdominal injury
  • Sprains, strains and dislocations
  • Management of fractures
  • Dealing with burns
  • Wounds and the control of bleeding
  • Dressings & bandages
  • Cervical spine injury
  • Shock
  • Heat and cold weather injuries
  • The eye and eye injury
  • The ear and ear injury
  • Common illnesses

  • Drugs and dispensing
  • Medical equipment for overseas work
  • Casualty evacuation planning
  • Assessing local medical services
  • Health and safety in the work place
  • Patient history and examination
  • The mechanism of injury
  • Management of a landmine injury
  • Dealing with a gun shot wound
  • Stress and stress full situations
  • Critical incident debriefing
  • The cause and spread of disease
  • Prevalent diseases
  • Health and hygiene in the field
  • HIV and the work force
  • The road traffic accident
  • Dealing with a medical emergency
  • Long term care of the sick person
  • Poisons, snake bites & stings
  • Triage in trauma
  • Employers health responsibilities
  • Dealing with blast injuries

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