Tamale, August 8, GNA – A team of medical professionals from the Louisville School of Medicine, USA, has run a three-day course in Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) for the medical staff of the Tamale Teaching Hospital.
The team, which was led by Professor Jania Condurache, Assistant Professor of Paediatrics, was aimed at equipping the medical staff and students of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University for Development Studies with skills in managing resuscitation and other emergency cases effectively, especially those involving children.
The 130 participants were taught techniques such as; Endotrachea intubation, a technique involving the use of a tube to access to the lungs to pump air into a patient whose breathing space or airways are blocked.
They were also taught cardiac ablation, that is, using electricity or electrical energy to stimulate the heart to work and interosseous access, using cannula, a needle, to access the bone to put fluid into the body.
Dr. Bukari Issah, a House Officer, and beneficiary of the training course, expressed delight at the depth of knowledge imparted to him, saying the training had given him practical experience, which he would apply to save lives.
Madam Stella Fati Dramani, a Senior Nursing Officer, and Mr. Wewoli Bentil Awe, a medical student, expressed similar sentiments and were grateful to the team of medical professionals.
Professor George Rogers of the International Paediatric Centre of the School later signed a memorandum of understanding to forge partnership and cooperation between the Louisville School of Medicine and the Tamale Teaching Hospital with the Medical School.
Dr. Ken Sagoe, Chief Executive Officer of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, thanked the team for the course, particularly the training of a doctor as the resident doctor, who would further train personnel in Tamale and other health facilities in the three Northern regions.
