Romania. Our health care infrastructure is compatible with the other EU countries

The Romanian Undersecretary of Health, Raed Arafat, stated Wednesday at Ploiesti that the provision of first aid that the Romanian crews provide is compatible with that of many European countries. From a logistical point of view there are no problems.

“In terms of equipment, I guarantee that what we feature is compatible with many European countries including the UK, so this is not a problem,” said Dr. Arafat.

The Undersecretary of Health attended the award ceremony held at the stadium Astra Ploiesti after the first edition of the National Extrications and First Aid Competition, at which 15 teams attended.
Arafat states that the point of this competition was enhancing the quality of emergency assistance, and making the attending teams understand that some protocols have to be respected.

“It’s a competition from a trauma, paramedical and medical intervention and also from an extrication and salvage point of view. The next competitions will be held as part of the evaluation by our colleagues and in time we will also start to send teams to participate at international competitions. From our points of view this will make the teams respect some protocols and guide lines. These competitions will lead slow and steady to the perfection of emergency assistance quality,” said Raed Arafat.

15 teams of firemen competed at the first edition of the National Extrications and First Aid Competition at Ploiesti.

Crews have undergone over two days in two stages, namely ‘Vehicle Extrication’ and ‘qualified first aid’, which tested their practical skills by addressing various accident scenarios.

The event started with an exhibition of intervention techniques and exercises demonstration organized preventive outreach and ISU IGSU Prahova as well as organizing a presentation NCO School Fire and Civil Protection ‘Paul Zăgănescu’ BoldeÅŸti.

The competition was organized with the support of specialists from the United Kingdom Rescue Organisation (UKRO).

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