Since March, a hundred students of the Technician in Health Emergencies cycle (TES) from different institutes and training centers in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Tenerife and La PalmThey carry out their practical training in basic life support ambulances of the Canary Emergency Service (SUC), dependent on the Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands.
In this formative period, students learn to deal with real situations and learn about the work they will do when they enter the job market. In this sense, they acquire skills in handling the equipment and material that these resources have and put into practice the health action protocols, thanks to the collaboration of the SUC ambulance professionals.
This training also incorporates practical knowledge on the coordination of resources, communications with the operating room, techniques of mobilization and immobilization of the patient and medical transport, as well as assessment and assistance of the patient during the transfer.
The internships are part of the last course of the Health Emergency Technician cycle and the the students of the IES La Orotava Manuel González Pérez, IES Magallanes-San Isidro and CIFP Los Gladiolos, in Tenerife; IES Virgen de las Nieves, in La Palma; IES Primero de Mayo and CIFP Villa de Agüimes, in Gran Canaria; CIFP Zonzamas, in Lanzarote; and CIFP Majada Marcial, in Fuerteventura.
