CHIЀVRES, Belgium - The guards who provide access security on Chièvres Air Base and Caserne Daumerie are trained continuously in order to be prepared to react to any situation that might occur while performing their duties. Part of their continued training is the Emergency Casualty Care Training, a training provided in a one-day session. The French speaking training was provided to the Chièvres guards by a Belgian Soldier, R.J., on Chièvres Air Base, May 24.
"The training is adapted to recent events and how to react to the injuries that it incurs," mentioned Samir, Chièvres guards supervisor.
All guards have their first aid certification but this training is complementary.
"The training teaches how to provide emergency care in a non-secure environment," said R.J., the Belgian instructor. "Those who perform emergency casualty care need to balance what can be done for the victim while evaluating the potential threat for the injured and the immediate environment."
R.J. is Belgian Soldier specialized in Intensive and Emergency care. His primary duty is to provide specific courses in tactical, wilderness and austere medicine.
"The doctrine of this training is the civilian equivalent of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), specially intended for first responders in a high risk environment," added R.J.
The course doesn't change the basic guidelines that they learn in the first aid classes but the threat factor is added and the treatment of injuries is adapted to the injuries caused by
shrapnel or combat weapons.
In case of an attack, the guards will have to evaluate the threat and provide assistance to the injured accordingly or know if it is safe to evacuate or not.
During a crisis, at the crucial moment prior to the arrival of the Belgian emergency services and law enforcement, the guards will now be able to provide assistance to almost any type of casualty.
(For security reasons, only the initials of the Belgian instructor and the first names of the gate guards are mentioned in the article)
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