WORLD RESCUE ORGANISATION

1. WORLD RESCUE ORGANISATION

2. Formed in 1999, Acts as an umbrella Organisation to individual National Rescue Organisations, Is a registered Charity in the United Kingdom (UK), Operates via the sole support of volunteers (Serving FRS or Medical Professionals), Seeks to support International Development through: The Development of International Partnerships, The Promotion of an annual World Rescue Challenge (WRC), Supports the International Development Programme (IDP). Has fifteen members over five (5) membership levels with plans to welcome additional members in 2014-15. Ï WRO Registered Charity 1100525

3. Australasia AVEA Brazil Canada Germany Ghana Hungary Luxembourg Republic of Ireland Romania Russian Federation (Sakhalin) Portugal South Africa South America Spain UK USA

4. The World Rescue Organisation’s (WRO) aim is to provide a platform for rescue and medical personnel, around the world, to share and advance rescue science and technology.

5. World Health Organisation (WHO) Decade of Action: 2011-2020 Traditional strategies to reduce road death based on Four Pillars. NEW strategies recognise the benefits derived from effective intervention. Road Safety Management Improved Post Crash Care Safer Vehicles Safer Roads Safer Road Users International Coordination

6. ‘The appropriate management of victims injured in road crashes is a crucial determinant of the chance and quality of survival’ European Conference of Ministers of Transport, Road Safety Performance National Peer Review 2006

7. In Hospital On Scene On Impact

8. 'the challenge to prevent road death and injury does not end with the collision‘ WRO 2007

9. Small Changes can have Huge Benefits: Responding Emergency Services must Work and Train together as a single team!

10. Stage 1 – Request for assistance, Focus Country analysis and recommendations, Stage 2 – Implementation of agreed Action Plan, Stage 3 – Development of Rescue Committee/Organisation, National Rescue Challenge and Membership of WRO, Stage 4 – Follow-up, monitoring and support. Four Main Stages of WRO Support:

11. IDP Romania – Case Study: • First contact established in 2007, by the Inspector General for Emergency Situations (IGSU), and an expression of interest received from Romania to the UKRO IDP, • As a result of the above, initial discussions and remote analysis took place, • Visit to the 2008 WRC in the UK (Wales, Cardiff) by Romanian representatives – first chance to witness the RCC in operation,

12. 2009 – An RTC Training Programme was provided, via a UK FRS, which resulted in a report and action plan being created by the Head of the Romanian FRS for their own development, • 2011 – Upon request, the UKRO visited the IGSU to undertake an Initial Scoping Visit and establish an IDP Project Plan to support Romania’s development, including Romania hosting its first National Rescue Challenge in 2012 (Visit to the UKRO National Challenge in 2011),

13. 2012 – First Romanian National Challenge held, with full Assessing and Logistics support from the UKRO, and consisted of both Extrication (RTC) and Trauma (Medical) Challenges, • The Challenge was a great success with 15 Teams competing in total, • The UKRO Assessing Team also delivered an Assessors Workshop and the Shadow Assessor Programme, creating RCC sustainability, • Following the above Romania was established as a Level 3 Member of the WRO,

14. Two SMURD (Medical) and Two IGSU Assessors attended the 2012 WRC in the UK, undertaking the International Shadow Assessor Programme, • 2013 - Second Romanian National Challenge held, again supported by the UKRO, over two days, along with an Assessors Workshop Refresher. • The Challenge consisted of 9 Teams, however: • Regional Challenges, and • ‘Complex’ Scenarios.

16. Following the second Romanian National Challenge, as a result of their development and creation of a Rescue Organisation to maintain their momentum, Romania was established as a Level 2 Member of the WRO, at the 2013 WRC Annual General Meeting (AGM), • Ongoing development: • Two Romanian Assessors formed part of the Trauma Challenge Assessing Team at the 2013 WRC in the USA, • Creation of a Sustainable Action Plan to develop Romania and attain Level 1 Membership of the WRO, • Third Romanian National Challenge being delivered in 2014, by Romanian Logistics and Assessing Teams, Quality Assurance (QA) by the UKRO.

17. Rescue Challenges create an environment for emergency service personnel to: • Demonstrate their skills, • Practice and learn new techniques from each other, • Exchange ideas and information with fellow emergency personnel, • Be assessed against recognised performance criteria and by experienced, qualified assessors, and • Be provided with constructive feedback so they can learn and improve the standard of service they provide to their communities. • This will facilitate the production of a worldwide ‘Best Safe Practice’ standard, committed towards reducing road deaths through education, engineering and enforcement.

18. World Rescue Challenges: 1999 – Australia, 2000 – Scotland, 2001 – South Africa, 2002 – Czech Republic, 2003 – Canada, 2004 – England, 2005 – New Zealand, 2006 – South Africa, 2007 – Spain, 2008 – Wales, 2009 – Germany, 2010 – Ireland, 2011 – New Zealand, 2012 – England, 2013 – USA, 2014 – England, 2015 – Portugal.

19. Dan Quin Extrication Lead – UKRO dquin@ukro.org Kevin Lennon Head of Rescue Disciplines – UKRO IDP Project Lead – Romania kevin.lennon@firescotland.gov.uk