BVIHSA staff receive life support training to improve emergency care
Local healthcare professionals have underwent a weeklong training exercise on life support through a partnership with Back to Life Limited, a UK-based life support training company.
According to a media release from the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), this training commenced on September 23 when a team of nine expert instructors travelled to Tortola to provide intermediate and advanced life support training meant to cover care for both adults and children.
“These courses are designed to strengthen our healthcare team’s ability to handle critical situations effectively and confidently,” the BVIHSA stated.
It also said the partnership was meant to enhance the emergency response skills of healthcare professionals across the territory.
BVIHSA also mentioned plans for a broader initiative to become fully accredited by the Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK), which will set a benchmark for emergency care in the territory.
“We’re not just aiming for accreditation; we’re building a programme that will ensure our healthcare providers are equipped with the skills and knowledge they need to respond to emergencies effectively and confidently. It’s about creating a legacy of excellence in emergency care for the entire territory,” Dr Annelise Wilkins, Coordinator of the BVIHSA Back To Life Training Initiative explained.
This initiative was meant to improve emergency response within the territory following the death of Virgin Gorda resident, Revovion Sprauve, also known as ‘Bucky’. Sprauve passed away before he could receive medical attention at the Nurse Iris O’Neal Clinic on August 31.
The BVIHSA mentioned shortly after that they would be reviewing their emergency response procedures and other functions.
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AREN’T THEY SUPPOSED TO BE TRAINED BEFORR THEY EVEN ENTER THE ( BVIHSA ) ❓️ BUT THEN AGAIN , THE ATTITUDE OF SOME OF THOSE HEALTH CARE WORKERS HAS A LOT TO BE
DESIRED
Why bring in persons to facilitate this training and the local Red Cross Society provides this training an they do it well??
Red Cross and BVIHSA trainers have been doing this for years. Why all of a sudden they spending money to bring people from the UK to do this?
Hopefully with that training they can resuscitate the BVIHSA. Under current management it has basically flatlined
Basic Life Support (BLS) training should be a statutory mandatory requirement for all healthcare staff, especially those who encounter patients, such as administrative staff in emergency rooms, clinics, and security personnel. This should be a normal HR function – making sure staff are up to date on training requirements and needs. The idea that someone had to die for BLS training to be initiated is disgusting and exposes the incompetence of every executive member of hospital command. Like where is the collaboration between medical directors, the director of hospital services, and the HR director?
This should be done annually. In America they have yearly competencies and training to keep up with. You may not always get a code and because of lack of use, you will forget what to do and might be all over the place during a code. So this is great!