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Matt Maer, director of security at Canary Wharf Group, said : “ This So which course is more suitable for the medic to deliver simple,
legislation has the potential to make a significant impact on public robust, lifesaving interventions contextualised in situations like
security , improving the situation for people as they go about their Westminster Bridge/ Borough Market or 7/7? Is there a strong
daily lives “ ( Alistair Bunkall Sky Security correspondent 24/2/20 ) and robust Clinical Governance (CG) to clinically govern the taught
medical interventions and support the medic/security officer?
Which led me to questioning how effective is the medical How able and capable is the CG to withstand any civil litigation?
interventions and training on the market today? Do security companies have such governance or even Advanced/
Specialist medics? How would a company refute or mitigate any
The D13 training programme (Thurgood Hall et al) forms 24 hours lawsuits and thus avoid reputational damage?
of contextualised scenario-based learning. There are two elements
to this package. D13.1 Standard and D13.2 Enhanced roles. It Members of staff and/or members of the public do some
covers the trauma fields to the highest standards and teaches the extraordinarily abnormal things in the deadliest of situations….….
medic to operate in suboptimal conditions with real capability Why? Who taught them to do that? Who told them not too? All the
and intent with minimal kit. It simplifies what is a complex process instincts of survival come to the fore, yet some people still go above
into simple and effective lifesaving interventions. It covers such and beyond the norm to help and give first aid to the injured.
areas as catastrophic haemorrhage control, airway management
interventions with adjuncts and concurrent oxygen therapy. Added How do the risk assessments conducted by a security company
to this, a thorough systematic primary survey that is advanced in direct what type of medical training it should have for its staff?
approach and lifesaving in conclusion. Following the breathing What does the Strategic Threat and Risk Assessment or STRA state
assessments allied to use of innovative chest seals and advanced about the security company’s position? How effective will the medics
splinting techniques the trained medic will assist in stabilising be under these conditions? Does the medical training reflect what
the casualty within the first 10 minutes often referred to as the the Security Officer is likely to face?
“Platinum 10 minutes”. After the Platinum period, the casualty can
be managed within the Golden hour for definitive care. The Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care supports the National College
of Policing in the D13 training programme. Therefore, it enjoys
There are other courses out there such as the FREC (First Response statistical data extrapolated from several sources. We see numerous
Emergency Care) pathway. This takes 5 days and details emergency incidents where specialist Firearms Officers dealt with a large range
aspects but is broadly medicine based. of medical emergencies (Medical training Police officers Specialist