Doctors of the rescue group of SP are trained to work in the Cup

Missing a year and a half for the World Cup in Brazil, the state Department of Health, St. Paul, through the Emergency Rescue Group and Emergencies (Degree), began to prepare to meet the tourists who visit the state on account the sporting event. Starting next Monday, January 28, professional rescue group will participate in a course taught by the Fire Department, which will aim to train them to act in situations of disasters or accidents with multiple victims.

Aside from the medical degree, also participate in ongoing professional FIFA, which also operate in the Hospital of the FMUSP, the Center for Epidemiological Monitoring of State Health Secretariat of Sao Paulo and the Mandaqui Hospital. In all, 25 professionals linked to the course folder participate.

In total, the course will last for 45 hours, which is equivalent to five days of training. The course will be held from 9h to 17h, in command of the Fire Department, located in the Plaza Clovis Bevilacca, 421, downtown São Paulo.

"A sporting event of the size of the World Cup will bring significant changes to the daily life of our city. Therefore need to be well prepared to meet the tourists and handle adverse situations that may happen," says Gustavo Feriani, medical supervisor Rescue Group and the Emergency Assistance (Degree) Secretariat.

Specializing in the care of cases of urgencies and emergencies, the GRADE performs on average 55 calls per day. In partnership with the Fire Department, the doctors and nurses of the Grade fall into two air bases, one in Campinas and São Paulo, and five land bases in the state capital (Cathedral Square, Casa Verde, Cambuci, Butantã and Itaquera ). The drive's Degree is done by phone 193, Central Operations Fire Department.

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