MASCAL training exercise at Camp Novo Selo
Story and photos by French Army Lt. Nicolas Querci French NCC Media Advisor
rench and American soldiers took part in a Mass Casualty rescue and medical evacuation training exercise at Camp Novo Selo July 31. The MASCAL exercise was the ?rst of its kind to take place at Camp Novo Selo. The exercise simulated a helicopter crash that resulted in ten casualties.
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French and American medical teams intervened on the scene to rescue the casualties and evacuate them to the French medical post, which was transformed in order to receive a large amount of patients. The medical teams coordinated their efforts to treat the soldiers, save them, and even practiced surgery. The most serious casualties were to be transferred to the Prizren Hospital by helicopter.
All the actors involved took part in the training; from the stretcher bearer, ambulance driver, nurse, doctor, to the chaplain. The MASCAL exercise was aimed at assessing the medical procedures in case of a mass casualty incident. It also helped to evaluate the real time of intervention while building up a strong coordination between all the different KFOR operations centers involved.
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