Firefighters bid for world title

TWO firefighters from Warrington Fire Station’s Blue Watch will be taking part in the World Extrication and Trauma Challenge Championships in Cork, Southern Ireland this weekend.
Firefighters Adam McConkey and Lee Howells – the current Cheshire champions – will be taking part in the Trauma Challenge.
They have been invited to compete following their success in last year’s World Championships, held in Germany.
The World Rescue Challenge sees the top national rescue teams compete annually in an event designed to challenge emergency service personnel and raise awareness of the global problem of road death and injury.
The Challenge typically comprises of an extrication event and a trauma event.
About 50 teams from the USA, Spain, England, Scotland, Wales, France, Luxemburg, South Africa, Hungary, Poland, Ghana, Russia, Germany, Australia, Malta and of course, Ireland will compete over three days.
The aim of the Trauma Challenge is to assess the EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) skills of professional firefighters in trauma situations.
Up to 20 international teams will take part in this event, which requires a team of two to deal with a simulation of a trauma incident using live casualties, critiqued by WRO assessors.
Firefighters are assessed on their “life saving” skill during each 10 minute, trauma based scenario which focuses on developing and promoting the life support skills of rescue personnel who must fill the therapeutic vacuum until further medical help arrives.
Pictured…the trauma team in action.