The course equipped participants with essential knowledge and practical skills to respond effectively to emergencies before specialized medical personnel arrive.
Training covered tactical combat casualty care, hemorrhage control, fracture immobilization, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), airway obstruction management, and medical situations commonly encountered in South Sudan, including heatstroke, dehydration, snakebites, and insect stings.
After completing the course, Captain Muchayeverwa Dhabu, team leader of the UN Military Observers in Bentiu, talked to reporters, “On behalf of the Bentiu site, I would like to thank the Vietnamese Level 2 Hospital for all the training that you have provided to us. We understand this training is very important for us as military observers. As we go outside the camp, anything can happen there, and there might be a need for us to render first aid and also during the process of casualty evacuation. And also they need for our medical evaluation.”
By organizing regular training sessions, the Vietnamese field hospital helps peacekeepers improve their ability to protect themselves and assist their colleagues in emergencies.
The initiative also underscores the professionalism and commitment of Vietnam’s military medical personnel, further strengthening the reputation of Vietnam’s blue-helmet peacekeepers at the UNMISS mission.
