Medical
Director of Medicine
Eleni Karavana, Resident in Cardiovascular Surgery, MD
Eleni graduated from the Military Officer Nurse School, followed by the Medicine faculty of the University of Thessaly. She is a veteran Medical Officer in the Hellenic Navy with surgical residency in the Naval Hospital of Crete and Athens. Eleni has additional education and first-hand practice of First Aid (BLS, ALS) and Diving Medicine. She conducted international missions in Lebanon, Somalia and refugee stations in Greece.
Trauma
Course Description:
Students will learn how to properly react to most common traumatic situations encountered on the battlefield and to sustain life after injury.
Course Duration:
Suggested 1 week (adjustable based on client requirements)
Topics Covered:
- M.A.R.C.H.
- Primary patient survey
- AIRWAY management
- Controlling massive hemorrhage
- Respiration
- Tourniquet implementation
Course Description:
Students will focus on trauma patient assessment and management, mass casualty triage, and other life saving techniques required for patient survival when a traumatic medical situation has occurred.
Course Description:
Suggested 1 week (adjustable based on client requirements)
Topics Covered:
- Secondary survey
- Lethal triad
- Tension pneumothorax
- Shock
- Fluid therapy
- Abdominal trauma
- Burns management
- Penetrating trauma
Course Description:
Students will learn the advanced skills necessary to sustain life after immediate lifesaving remedies are enacted. The student will learn how to use a multitude of therapeutic methods and methodologies to sustain life after a traumatic impact or event.
Course Duration:
Suggested 1 week (adjustable based on client requirements)
Topics Covered:
- IV drug therapy
- Pharmacology
- Pain management
- Prolonged care
Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC)
Course Description:
TCCC graduates will be able to respond with actions that provide the best possible solutions to care under fire, tactical field care, tactical evacuation, mass casualty situations, and triage their combat wounded
Course Duration:
1 week (adjustable based on client needs)
Topics Covered:
- Care Under Fire:
- Obtaining fire superiority
- Establish a plan to recover casualties
- Minimize additional casualties
- Stop bleeding
- Manage and control airway
- Tactical Field Care:
- Establish Medevac plan and communication
- Bleeding
- Airway
- Breathing
- Treat for shock
- Prioritizing most imminent life threat
- Tactical Evacuation Care:
- Continue to reassess casualties
- improve treatments
- manage supplies
- Mass Casualty scenarios:
- Structures
- Vehicles
- Other environments