Kingdom of Morocco, Utah Valley University, and Utah National Guard Partner for Better Emergency Services

Firefighters at Orem’s Station 33 extract an accident sufferer from a automobile crash utilizing
the Jaws of Life. Onlookers from the dominion of Morocco watch with curiosity whereas
taking notes and asking questions in regards to the rescue and emergency medical care supplied
to the model affected person trapped inside. 

The simulated state of affairs was a part of an train choreographed by way of a partnership
between Utah Valley College (UVU), the Utah Nationwide Guard, and the dominion of
Morocco. In a week-long go to, the delegation discovered how the U.S. supplies emergency
medical technician (EMT) instruction, care within the subject, and affected person switch and
care from EMTs to hospital emergency facilities. The mock affected person was transported by
ambulance to Timpanogos Regional Medical Heart in Orem, the place the Moroccan delegation
acquired additional coaching.

“They need to begin at a really fundamental degree, improve what they have already got, after which
they will prepare EMTs,” mentioned Steve Allred, a professor in UVU’s Emergency Care
program. “The final word want for a lot of is to achieve the extent of paramedic and significant
care transport, and that’s one thing that UVU does nicely.”

The groundwork for the go to was laid 20 years in the past by way of the Nationwide Guard’s State
Partnership Program, which incorporates partnerships with 95 nations across the globe.
Utah was assigned the dominion of Morocco. Native Nationwide Guard troops do 15-30 engagements
within the African nation yearly.

“Now we have accomplished military-to-military coaching. That is the primary coaching with a civilian
entity within the Moroccan Silver protectorate,” mentioned First Lieutenant Rob Matheny from
the Utah Nationwide Guard. “That is only a monumental event for us as a result of it’s the
first time we within the Nationwide Guard have engaged with a civilian entity, versus the
Royal Moroccan Armed Forces.”

UVU was chosen as a associate due to its repute because the state chief in coaching
emergency medical service groups. “UVU is taking the lead with coaching and exhibiting
them tools and procedures. The Utah Nationwide Guard couldn’t do it with out their
assist,” mentioned Matheny.

Moroccan emergency healthcare is predicated on the French system and makes use of emergency
medical responders (EMRs). EMRs are educated to offer instant lifesaving care.
Within the U.S., they maintain jobs corresponding to lifeguards, daycare suppliers, and legislation enforcement.
They’ve far much less healthcare coaching than EMTs and paramedics.

“We at the moment are emergency medical responders, so we need to enhance it to change into emergency
medical technicians. It’s slightly extra superior, so it wants coaching, it wants tools,
however a very powerful is the construction of the way it works,” mentioned Kamal Azzaoui, commander
of the Morocco Civil Safety. “The EMS system is structured. So, we’re right here to see the way it works, and we’ll attempt
to coordinate with the USA to use it in Morocco.”

Grady Wroblewski, captain of Orem Hearth Division’s Station 33, was amongst UVU’s first
graduating class of EMT firefighters many years in the past. He led the coaching train for
the Morocco delegation.  “Simply having the ability to educate and let different individuals attempt to perceive
and supply the extent of service we offer over right here is fairly nice,” he mentioned.

Allred mentioned UVU’s relationship with the dominion of Morocco will depart a long-lasting influence
by way of world service and engagement.

“The need to serve is affecting a rustic and has the potential for a big
influence. As you take a look at Morocco as a pacesetter in Africa, this has the potential to be
so far-reaching, and the legacy from UVU can be eternal.”

Whereas in Utah, the Moroccan delegation visited UVU’s EMT coaching courses and toured
different native hearth departments and dispatch facilities, in addition to the Utah Nationwide Guard
facility.