Emergency Casualty Handling Awareness Training in Doha, Qatar

Emergency Casualty Handling Awareness training in Doha, Qatar explains how to move an injured or ill person safely when it is truly necessary, and how to protect both the casualty and the rescuers. Participants learn to judge when not to move a casualty, particularly with suspected spinal injury, and when immediate danger such as fire, toxic gas or traffic makes moving unavoidable. The course connects first aid priorities with safe manual handling principles.

Practical sessions cover the recovery position, log rolling as a team, emergency drags using a blanket or clothing, and assisting with scoop stretchers, basket stretchers and evacuation carry chairs. Participants use the TILE approach to assess task, individual, load and environment before any lift. Organizations can arrange the course in-house so teams practice with their own stretchers and evacuation equipment, on their own stairs and routes.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Decide when a casualty should not be moved and when moving is unavoidable.

• Place a breathing unresponsive casualty in the recovery position.

• Perform a team log roll while protecting the head and spine.

• Use emergency drags safely to remove a casualty from immediate danger.

• Assist with stretchers and evacuation chairs using correct lifting technique.

• Apply TILE manual handling assessment to casualty moves.

This training is intended for first aiders and emergency team members who may need to help move a casualty.

• Workplace first aiders and fire wardens

• Emergency response and rescue team members

• Security and facilities staff

• Healthcare porters and support staff

• Site supervisors in construction and industry

Module 1: To Move or Not to Move

• Scene assessment and immediate danger

• Suspected head, neck and spinal injuries

• Waiting for emergency services when the scene is safe

• Legal and ethical considerations for first aiders

Module 2: Manual Handling Principles for Rescuers

• TILE assessment: task, individual, load, environment

• Neutral posture and safe lifting technique

• Team lifting, communication and clear commands

• Avoiding rescuer injury

Module 3: Recovery Position and Log Roll

• Recovery position for breathing unresponsive casualties

• Modified approach for suspected spinal injury

• Team log roll with head control

• Monitoring airway and breathing after positioning

Module 4: Emergency Moves

• Clothing and blanket drags

• Forearm rescue drag from a seated position

• Removing a casualty from smoke or gas hazards

• Limits of emergency moves and rescuer safety

Module 5: Stretchers and Evacuation Equipment

• Scoop, basket and folding stretchers

• Evacuation carry chairs on stairs

• Securing and carrying a casualty as a team

• Equipment checks, storage and drills

High-rise towers, industrial facilities, construction sites and large public venues in Qatar can all present situations where a casualty must be moved from danger or brought down stairs during an evacuation. Teams at oil and gas plants, warehouses and hotels benefit from knowing how to do this without causing further harm. Coordinated casualty handling supports the emergency preparedness expected by the Civil Defence and the Ministry of Labour in general terms.

Join a scheduled class at our training center in Doha or attend live online. For organizations, the course can run as an in-house program at your premises or online, tailored to your sector, examples and schedule.