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The purpose of the event was to familiarize the railway personnel with the peculiarities of transporting people with physical disabilities, with the correct and safe movement of patients using special medical transportation equipment. Such as hard or soft stretchers, wheelchairs, chairs, etc.
The training focused on algorithms for transporting people with physical disabilities:
age, height, weight;
address, floor, phone number;
accompaniment, if there is a person who will accompany the patient - his/her phone number;
state of physical and mental health of the person: medications they take;
peculiarities of movement: whether the person walks or not, whether he/she has crutches or a wheelchair;
peculiarities of movement and transportation: whether the person can stand or sit;
destination;
selection of technical and auxiliary means for transportation;
preparation of a package of documents for transportation.
The training focused on training and safety of volunteers and their wards.
First of all, it was about such aspects as:
checking the safety of the route;
checking vehicles, equipment, and protective equipment;
optimization of the number of porters needed to transfer the patient;
preliminary briefing on the transportation of the ward;
appointment of a person in charge of the crew;
obtaining the beneficiary's consent to the processing of personal data, photo and video recording;
instructing the beneficiary on the rules of behavior during transportation to prevent potential injuries.
As for the specifics of transporting people with physical disabilities by rail, the training focused on the location of entrances, the numbering of cars, the design of the platform - the so-called height in relation to the car - and the presence of a lift in the car or on the platform.
Equally important is the equipment specially selected to meet the needs of the wards. The next, but not the least, step is to instruct the patient on the specifics of transportation, taking into account the route and the current state of health of the patient. It is also important to check the tickets to see if they are inclusive and comply with the class of carriage in which the patient will be transported.
While talking to the railway workers, the Volunteer-68 instructors shared their own experience of difficult transportation and how critical it is to comply with the rules for transporting patients with different diagnoses and needs.
For example, it is absolutely unacceptable to transport patients with spinal injuries or femoral neck fractures with anything other than a rigid stretcher. Or if you have a long route for a bedridden patient, and you have not stocked up on appropriate hygiene products, you will have serious problems.
In addition, our volunteers demonstrated to Ukrzaliznytsia employees safe ways to manually move patients with various injuries, which can be done by two or even one person.
The training was made possible thanks to the support of the “Capable and Strong” program implemented by the Eastern Europe Foundation with the assistance of Switzerland.
During the training, 42 certificates were issued in Kharkiv, 24 certificates in Zaporizhzhia, and 14 certificates in Dnipro.
