Stage Medical:
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The Stage Medical Team has volunteers at events where stages require medical assistance. Stage Medical Team require members who primarily work in acute settings, such as Emergency Departments, Intensive Care Units, Pre-Hospital Emergency Services or similar.
As such, from 2019, any new Stage Medical volunteers will be required to hold a health care professional qualification (Nurse, Paramedic or Doctor). Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Ambulance Crew or Emergency Care Assistants will also be considered due to the nature of their usual role.The team’s main role includes:
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Working from a medical tent at the side of the stage, to treat patients from the crowd
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Providing a range of initial medical treatment as required
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Observing the crowd from the stage pit area to identify casualties and to assist security with safely transferring those to the medical tent
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Liaising with personnel in medical communications to maintain patient flow and transport casualties to the main medical centre, if appropriate
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Responding to dynamic situations, including high risk performances, multiple casualties, high acuity patients, unplanned acts or even critical incidents
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FMS Stage Medical Team volunteers could be deployed in a variety of roles during events, which include:
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Patrolling the event site, responding to calls for assistance via the FMS communications team and members of the public (this is the team’s primary role at events)
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Volunteering to work alongside members of the FMS First Responder Team
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Assisting at the primary medical area, minor injury units or site walk in centre’s
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Volunteering with the FMS Ambulance Team
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Stage Medical Team require members who primarily work in acute settings, such as Emergency Departments, Intensive Care Units, Pre-Hospital Emergency Services or similar. From 2019, any new Stage Medical volunteers will be required to hold a health care professional qualification (Nurse, Paramedic or Doctor). Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Ambulance Crew or Emergency Care Assistants will also be considered due to the nature of their usual role.
Volunteering with the stage team will attract those who are able to adapt to rapidly changing situations and in order to work at large prestigious events, members are required to provide support at smaller events throughout the season.
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The minimum age to volunteer with the team is 21yrs. Applicants will be expected to complete an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) application, which is provided free by FMS.
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