MEDIC Lausanne

MEDIC LAUSANNE: EMERGENCY MEDICINE FOR STUDENTS

Text: Damien Bossel | University of Lausanne

MEDIC Lausanne (Medical Emergency & Disaster Introduction Courses) is an association of medical students created in September 2020 in Lausanne.

The objective of our association is to promote emergency and disaster medicine within health studies. In this context, we organize multiple activities throughout the year.

Once a semester, the MEDIC weekend takes place, which includes 15 hours of training in our chosen fields. Saturday morning includes a theoretical part during which an experienced paramedic or emergency doctor teaches participants the basics of ABCDE approach as well as certain emergency procedures (intermediate airways management with Guedel and Wendel cannulas or laryngeal masks, use of CAT tourniquet and placement of pelvic sling). The practical part, with simulated patients for emergency clinical vignettes, is supervised by a group of experts composed only of residents with a strong interest in emergency medicine.

Sunday is entirely dedicated to disaster medicine with the discovery of the organization of pre-hospital relief during major events but also intra-hospital disaster plans and the operation of health call centers in emergency. During the second part of the day, participants take part in a scenario on paper of a major event, during which they are required to sort patients, organize pre-hospital rescue and hospital transfers, for example. In addition, throughout the semester, we organize various lectures and workshops, such as an introduction to terrorism, the organization of pre-hospital emergency care, pediatric emergencies and many others. In addition, we are delighted to have the opportunity to give “ABCDE” workshops at the SMSC Lugano 2022 and present our future projects to you!

Since its creation, our association has experienced real success, proof of the growing interest of students in emergency and disaster medicine. The MEDIC Lausanne committee is fully open to extending the MEDIC concept to other universities in Switzerland and it would be a pleasure for us to collaborate with you!

Do not hesitate to follow us on social media (@ medic_lausanne) and contact us by email for any questions (info@association-medic.ch), we are already looking forward to seeing you again !