PLEASE READ THIS MESSAGE BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. This is a note to remind you that the following contents are for the purpose of describing and illustrating the general SERCs (Simulated Emergency Response Competition) procedures to you ONLY and
SHOULD NOT be taken as any form of references or guidelines in any real-life situations unless having related and valid qualifications.
Always seek for the professional advices and instructions in case of emergency if possible.
SHOULD NOT be taken as any form of references or guidelines in any real-life situations unless having related and valid qualifications.
Always seek for the professional advices and instructions in case of emergency if possible.
University of Warwick Emergency Service: 024 765 22222
Emergency Line (UK Police, Fire and Ambulance) : 999
Non Emergency Line (UK Police): 101
Emergency Line (UK Police, Fire and Ambulance) : 999
Non Emergency Line (UK Police): 101
1) DRABC
1.1) D- Checking for Danger
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Wherever we enter into a SERC, we should inspect the settings and quickly scan for the dangers and potential threats. Sometimes they are obvious but notifying them to your teammates is a great shout as the environment can change during your rescue.
Examples of dangers:
Examples of potential threats:
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1.2) Treatment Prioritization
During a SERC, after we have identify the danger and the environmental threats (D), we can engage with the casualties as a team if it is safe to do so.
Finding out more information of the casualties can achieve an overall better quality of treatment in SERCs. For the unconscious casualties, you can look for the information such as the follows for making treatment decisions. You should also keep updating the info with your teammates as they might have already connected to the simulated emergency service line!
Details of diagnostic process and simulated phone calling techniques will be demonstrated and practiced during our training sessions.
In a nutshell: Who is calling, What service do you need, Where is the incident, When did it happened, How did you treat the casualties.
- R: Response. We will see if the SERC casualties are responsive (Check for casualties' level of consciousness).
Finding out more information of the casualties can achieve an overall better quality of treatment in SERCs. For the unconscious casualties, you can look for the information such as the follows for making treatment decisions. You should also keep updating the info with your teammates as they might have already connected to the simulated emergency service line!
- A: Airways (To keep the SERCs casualties airway clear)
- B: Breathing (To keep the SERCs casualties can breath normally)
- C: Circulation (To keep SERCs casualties' circulation)
Details of diagnostic process and simulated phone calling techniques will be demonstrated and practiced during our training sessions.
In a nutshell: Who is calling, What service do you need, Where is the incident, When did it happened, How did you treat the casualties.
2) Casualty Communication
When treating conscious casualties, you will be asking some systematic questions to quickly diagnose them.
In a nutshell: Keep yourself and your casualties away from dangers and give them the best treatment you can!
More will be delivered and demonstrated throughout the training sessions and numbers of SERCs.
In a nutshell: Keep yourself and your casualties away from dangers and give them the best treatment you can!
More will be delivered and demonstrated throughout the training sessions and numbers of SERCs.
- Wet SERCs (Swimming Pool): WED 11:30-13:30 and FRI 18:30-20:00
- Dry SERCs (Lecture room): THUR 18:00-20:00
3) Team Communication
Every SERCs will have multiple of casualties with different priority respectively. How a team can work out them may seemed to be impossible at the beginning. But one element that can strive a huge difference is the communication in between the team! When you are on the field, 3 of your teammates and yourself will be the hope of the casualties! Impress your judges too!! (but not by treating them!)
We will go through them during our training sessions and get you prepared for exciting competitions ahead!
We will go through them during our training sessions and get you prepared for exciting competitions ahead!
4) Resources Utilization
We do have first-aid kits that may contain resources that is helpful for treating SERCs casualties (but the kit isn't always in a handy place).
Moreover, we might have to use different equipments and putting casualties into different positions for encouraging them to recover. CPR and AED may also be used as a means of treatment. Where we will have interactive practical sub-sessions (sadly we are moving online for Early Term 1, 2020 due to COVID-19) for everyone to practice and to understand the suitable treatment methods. Where everyone can eventually treat different types of casualties confidently.
If you are looking forward to polish the skills for lifesaving into a further advance level of proficiency and achieve an accredited qualification as a qualified lifeguard, learn more from the Course page! We are now planning on running courses in later Term 2, 2021.
Moreover, we might have to use different equipments and putting casualties into different positions for encouraging them to recover. CPR and AED may also be used as a means of treatment. Where we will have interactive practical sub-sessions (sadly we are moving online for Early Term 1, 2020 due to COVID-19) for everyone to practice and to understand the suitable treatment methods. Where everyone can eventually treat different types of casualties confidently.
If you are looking forward to polish the skills for lifesaving into a further advance level of proficiency and achieve an accredited qualification as a qualified lifeguard, learn more from the Course page! We are now planning on running courses in later Term 2, 2021.
5) Post-SERCs Reflections
A post-SERC discussion is always necessary, both to have a laugh and learn from everyone else. That's why having a small debriefing session after each SERC can be rewarding!
Feel free to ask questions/ interesting findings in the SERCs and our experienced club members are always there to listen and more than happy to give suggestions - that's what they're there for! Have you met our Exec team online already?
Feel free to ask questions/ interesting findings in the SERCs and our experienced club members are always there to listen and more than happy to give suggestions - that's what they're there for! Have you met our Exec team online already?
Having queries?
It is not easy to get everything in place on your first SERC. But if you do interested in knowing more, please don't forget to register on our mailing list or inbox us on our social media. We are looking forward to hear from you!
Guidelines for SERCs do changes from time to time, especially during this unprecedented time. If you do find the content can be further enriched or amended in anyway, please contact our Exec Team. We appreciate your willingness to help and we will be regularly making reviews and adopt necessary changes if they are relatable and applicable so as to improve our quality of training sessions.
Guidelines for SERCs do changes from time to time, especially during this unprecedented time. If you do find the content can be further enriched or amended in anyway, please contact our Exec Team. We appreciate your willingness to help and we will be regularly making reviews and adopt necessary changes if they are relatable and applicable so as to improve our quality of training sessions.
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