MIRA | Medicine in Remote Areas

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Intended Audience

Level 4 Medicine in Remote Areas is a 5-day course designed for people with Pre-Hospital Emergency Care qualifications and experience. The goal of MIRA is to educate and train these individuals in advanced skills and knowledge related to working in remote, austere and hostile environments.

Therefore, MIRA is ideal for both medical and security professionals who work in or want to work challenging environments in roles such as Tier 1 Medic, Close Protection, CP Team Leader, Disaster Response, Oil Rig Worker, Expedition Leaders, Frontline Journalists etc.

NB, due to the above, it is a requirement to at least one of the following qualifications:

• FREC 3 or equivalent (e.g. FPOS-I)

• A recognised Emergency Medical Technician such as FREUC5, L4 AAP, IHCD Ambulance Aid

• Police Team Medic qualification

• Combat Medical Technician (if CMT-1 or 2 then must hold current BTLS certification)

• Relevant professional i.e. paramedic (nurses and doctors must provide evidence of pre-hospital emergency care qualifications and/or experience)

Overview

The Medicine in Remote Areas Course (MIRA) was developed by Iqarus to provide students

who already have experience in pre-hospital care with the added skills and knowledge to be

able to deal with casualties in a remote environment where evacuation may be delayed. This

Iqarus course is endorsed by the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons in

Edinburgh, meeting all requirements of the Faculty’s Pre-Hospital Emergency Management

Skills Framework at Descriptor D. It is an ideal development course for medics working in

mountain rescue, expedition and exploration, media industry, humanitarian and disaster

relief fields.

The Iqarus MIRA course is delivered over 5 challenging days, during which learners will

develop their understanding and application of:

• Dynamic risk assessment

• Appropriate use of protective equipment

• Triage and scene management

• Effective communication

• The management of injuries from common mechanisms of injury, including moving

  vehicle collisions, ballistics trauma, assault, penetrating trauma and falls from height.

• Basic life support and oxygen therapy

• Basic and advanced management of massive external bleeding

• Basic, intermediate and advanced airway management

• Basic and advanced management of chest injuries

• Circulatory system assessment and haemorrhage control

• Shock and fluid replacement (I.V & I.O)

• The recognition and management of traumatic brain injuries

• Management of fractures, dislocations and burns

• Prevention and management of environmental illnesses

• The recognition and management of medical emergencies, including special

  circumstances

• Appropriate patient packaging and casualty handling

• Remote area and prolonged patient care.

Endorsed by the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh). Conforms to the

requirements of the Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) Framework descriptor D –

for nationally certificated non-healthcare professional providers caring for patients as a

secondary role, i.e., Police Officers in specialist roles, Fire Service IEC, equivalent UKSAR

trained personnel, Enhanced Community First Responder. The Iqarus MIRA qualification is valid for three years.

Assessment Methods

• x1 MCQ Paper

• Ongoing practical assessment throughout the course programme