BASILISK 3rd INTERVENTION
(Basic Life Support Knowledge)
SCOME CIMSA-BEM KM FK UNAND
BASILISK or Basic Life Support Knowledge is a community development held by SCOME CIMSA-BEM KM FK Unand which aims not only to increase medical students awareness and knowledge of basic life support but also to provide them to improve their skills about Basic Life Support, handling trauma, indications, and treatment of Cardiac Resuscitation (CPR). Our goal is to form at least ten cadres who know and understand how to face patients with trauma and how to do CPR. This community development focused on one of the CIMSA’s programs, which is Human Resources for Health.
First, we formed cadres from medical students at Andalas University. Then, we had three interventions. Mr. Ns. Ezzeddin S. Kep, a trainer from PMI Padang City, trained all three interventions. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year, BASILISK was held via Zoom Cloud Meetings. We have already held the first intervention on Saturday, September 5th, 2020, where cadres and members of the SCOME CIMSA-BEM KM FK Unand itself received material on handling trauma. On Friday, October 2nd 2020, the second intervention was held. This time, all cadres and members of the SCOME CIMSA-BEM KM FK Unand received material on when and how to do CPR in the right way. We were taught how to deal with an emergency case, where we are faced with cardiac arrest patients, where we are required to perform a CPR.
On Saturday, October 3rd 2020, the third intervention was held. We conducted case examinations to assess the cadres' knowledge improvement. We divided all cadres into small groups, and each group has their case scenario, which they needed to figure out how to handle it based on their knowledge from the first and the second interventions. After that, each group presented their cases to all cadres and members of the SCOME CIMSA-BEM KM FK Unand, later evaluated by Mr. Ns. Ezzeddin S. Kep. From PMI.
The cases that were given were simple yet relatable case that needed to be solved by having basic life support and handling trauma knowledge. The cadres were tested about how to handle someone that had a workplace incident, drowning situation, and someone that passed out in the public. With the materials that were given in the first and second interventions, the cadres were able to discuss and answer in groups together on the right way to help and solve the case.
It was an excellent opportunity to learn how to deal with an emergency cases and give optimum treatment because we never know when we will be needed to save a life.
