15 Break Basic practical skills training on simulators: «A»Secure airways. «B»Puncture and pleural drainage. 120 «C»Hemostasis (tourniquet, wound tamponade, local hemostatic agents, pelvic girdle, traction splint). «D»Diagnosis of severe traumatic brain injury. «E» Hypothermia treatment. Infusion of warm solutions. Intraosseous access. «F» FAST. Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma. 30 Lunch 30 Lecture: “Vascular injuries: the basics of diagnosis and treatment.” 210 Vascular suture skills training using special simulators. 10 Lecture: “The advantages and possibilities of the modern C-arm in surgical interventions.” 15 Lecture: “Endovascular methods and hybrid technologies in the treatment of severe injuries.” Day 2 Department of Operative Surgery (with Topographic Anatomy). Experimental operative theatres 15 Lecture: “General principles of wound treatment. Gunshot and explosive wounds.” 15 Lecture: “Neck wounds. Does the zone matter?” 10 Lecture: “Thoracic trauma. Medical indications and access.” 10 Lecture: “Abdominal trauma: when to operate and how?” 10 Lecture: “Pelvic trauma. New algorithm.” 30 Break Classes for practical surgery skills on anatomical regions such as: 210 - great vessels of the neck, extremities. - abdomen, pelvis. 60 Lunch Classes for practical surgery skills on such anatomical regions as: 180 - abdomen, pelvis. - chest. Day 3 Department of Operative Surgery (with Topographic Anatomy). Operative theatre. 30 Lecture: “Wound ballistics: what does a surgeon need to know?” Classes for practical surgery skills on such anatomical regions as: 180 - abdomen, pelvis. - chest. 60 Break. Case discussion. Classes for practical surgery skills on such anatomical regions as: 120 - neck. - extremities. The course methodology allows trainees to see and The effectiveness of the training surgical course SMART perform more than 35 different types of surgery and was assessed in the initial and final tests taken by 55 surgical techniques under the guidance of a lecturer. It students. The specially designed test included 15 ques- VOL. is of high importance to save the lives of severely tions, grouped into 5 sections of 3 questions: injuries in 94/3 wounded victims and casualties. (Table 4). the main parts of the body (chest, abdomen, pelvis, International Review of the Armed Forces Medical Services 66 Revue Internationale des Services de Santé des Forces Armées traPesruoc revadaC 2 traP 3 traP1 traPslamina htiw kroW1)gniniartnoitalumis()amuart ralucsaV()trap laciteroeht( 2 traP3 traP2 traP3 traP