U.S. Navy Completes Medical Training in Peru

Story Number: NNS191023-07
Release Date: 10/23/2019 1:35:00 PMA
From U.S. 4th Fleet Public Affairs


LIMA, Peru (NNS) (NNS) -- The Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2019 Medical Engagement Team (MET) conducted their final mass casualty drill with Peruvian military medical personnel culminating a month-long series of subject matter expert exchanges (SMEE) and field exercises, Oct. 21.

The U.S. and Peruvian medics conducted training on a variety of life-saving skills, including tactical combat casualty care, massive hemorrhage control, patient movement, and water and waste treatment. The MET also utilized the “train the trainer” concept, teaching several Peruvian medics to act as instructors.

“The ‘train the trainer’ concept we utilized will allow the Peruvian military to continue with training their service members in these tactical trauma care concepts, creating a medical force multiplier,” said Lt. Cmdr. Loren Nedelman, MET officer in charge, assigned to Naval Branch Health Clinic Annapolis, Md.

“This was a great experience for me, my fellow service members, and my country,” said Peruvian Tecnico Primero Cilvio Moran Andrade. “As trained instructors, we can now provide our personnel with better knowledge to save their own lives and the lives of others, if necessary. We can now socialize these skills with all of our other units, even after our American allies return home. This interaction between our countries is a great benefit to our military.”

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