Back to School Immediate Care is a rapidly developing subject and so new ideas and treatments are constantly evolving. All Immediate Care Doctors must keep abreast of the latest research and technology and so we often have to go 'back to the books.' A large number of journals exist, but there is no substitute for 'hands on' training. All team members therefore undertake regular refresher courses and practical exercises, often in conjunction with the other Emergency Services.                                                                                                     Teaching Others As already mentioned, PLIMS doctors have all successfully completed an emergency driving course which helps to ensure that they arrive rapidly, but safely, at the scene of an incident. A number of other courses and examinations are also undertaken, including the highly coveted Diploma in Immediate Medical Care, as well as ATLS, APLS, PHEC, MIMMS and SIMS courses. All of the PLIMS Doctors have either taken, or will be taking, these examinations. It is vitally important that as many people as possible learn essential life-saving skills. PLIMS members are therefore regularly involved in a number of teaching programmes which span all age groups and walks of life....including:

Training

- Training other doctors - Teaching emergency techniques to paramedics, ambulance technicians, first-aiders, voluntary organisations, nurses and the general public - Encouraging schoolchildren to be safety conscious and to learn basic First Aid - Lecturing to University students - Giving talks to students of all ages on a variety of subjects

There were two training exercises for all the Emergency Services in Plymouth for 2001 - an exercise at Roborough Airport, and another exercise on the Torpoint Ferry

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