EUSEM has taken the lead in co-ordinating support for Ukraine between different NGOs. We want to be as efficient as possible by collaborating in the best way to optimize our help, thereby reaching out effectively to the people on the ground. We are in close contact with our national society member, the All-Ukrainian Resuscitation Council and Emergency Medicine (ARCEM). Their needs are not only equipment, but also training material. EUSEM, WHO Academy and other NGOs have joined together to create and disseminate ​educational videos in a one-minute format for Ukrainian healthcare professionals and healthcare professionals operating in neighboring countries that are not trained in emergency medicine. 

Please find the link to the WHO Academy to look at the materials: https://express.adobe.com/page/XCHiPbrUNNNFC

Interview with Dr Khoury, President of EUSEM

How to prepare for the influx of victims? How to apply a tourniquet? How do you blow out a pneumothorax? Not all Ukrainian health professionals are trained in emergency medicine. EUSEM is preparing pedagogical video clips at high speed, in conjunction with the WHO Academy. These capsules are a summary of the training offered by this new WHO "training centre", based in Lyon.

Abdo Khoury is an emergency doctor at the University Hospital of Besançon. Since 2020, he has been president of the European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM). EUSEM federates 36 national emergency medicine societies, including the Ukrainian society, ARCEM (All-Ukrainian Resuscitation Council and Emergency Medicine).

Dr Khoury, do you have any news from Ukraine?
Yes, we are following the situation very closely. We had three meetings this week with our ARCEM colleagues based in Kiev. Already on 25 February, EUSEM publicly expressed its support for Ukrainian emergency workers and then condemned the targeting of health professionals.

The World Health Organization Academy and EUSEM organised a 90-minute webinar to convey critical information and learning on Mass Casualty Management (MCM) practice and guidance for key emergency health personnel including doctors, nurses, and other emergency unit workers and first responders who are working in Ukraine and nearby environs.  

 The session was held in English with simultaneous interpretation into Ukrainian, Polish, and Russian.    

Experts provided an overview of mass casualty management, including the roles of the Incident Command Team (ICT) members, zone management within and outside the emergency unit, triage outside the unit, supplies, personal protective equipment and decontamination, and security and crowd control.  Ample time will be reserved for answering questions from participants.  

Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining this important meeting in support of #ukraine and our Ukrainian friends

This tragedy we are living in #ukraine and Europe today is beyond anything we would have imagined. This tragedy is leaving millions on the roads far away from their homes. People are being killed, children are being murdered or are becoming orphans.
This is not acceptable!

We at EUSEM firmly condemn all military actions and especially the killing of civilians; I would like to reiterate EUSEM full support to #ukraine and Ukrainian people on behalf the EuSEM family and the Emergency Medicine community all over Europe.

Please pay attention to this call for support that we received from our National Society Member the All-Ukrainian Resuscitation Council and Emergency Medicine (ARCEM).  There is a need for medical supplies to assist victims in the line of fire. ARCEM plans on buying the necessary materials and bringing them to EMD brigades, military hospitals and TDB units. Now the ARCEM team is preparing a detailed analysis of the needs of each hospital and unit. 

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ALL-UKRAINIAN PUBLIC ORGANIZATION «ALL-UKRAINIAN RESUSCITATION COUNCIL AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE»
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Read the full letter here

The European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM) is appalled by reports coming from Ukraine that healthcare workers are becoming targets in this armed conflict.  

As a society that represents the interests of emergency medicine healthcare professionals across Europe, we believe that we have an obligation to speak out in opposition to such actions taking place against Emergency Medicine doctors, nurses and paramedics in Ukraine. We strongly condemn any and all violence aimed at healthcare personnel or healthcare installations.  

Hospitals as well as healthcare workers during a time of conflict are protected under the First Geneva Convention. Failure to respect this convention can be considered a war crime. 

EUSEM solemnly demands that all combatting forces in the Ukrainian theatre of conflict respect and provide protection for healthcare personnel and healthcare installations with immediate effect.