Training of nursing in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense for aeromedical evacuation in the pandemic.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the training of the military nursing team in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense to perform Aeromedical Evacuation in the coronavirus pandemic. This is an experience report about the training of the military nursing team in the Brazilian repatriation mission in China. Four members made up the aerospace nursing team. The period was from February to March 2020. Data analysis was carried out based on the survey of courses that each member of the nursing team had participated before the Operation. RESULTS: Training proved to be essential to meet the specificities of the mission. CONCLUSIONS: It is extremely important to operationalize protocols to improve the aeromedical service and transport mechanism, increasing the level of proficiency in the execution of missions. The training of the team allows the construction of necessary knowledge and skills during an aeromedical evacuation, guaranteeing the performance excellence required in this type of mission.

Training of nursing in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense for aeromedical evacuation in the pandemic / Formación de enfermería en defensa química, biológica, radiológica y nuclear para la evacuación aeromédica en pandemia / Capacitação da enfermagem em defesa química, biológica, radiológica e nuclear para evacuação aeromédica na pandemia

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the training of the military nursing team in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense to perform Aeromedical Evacuation in the coronavirus pandemic. This is an experience report about the training of the military nursing team in the Brazilian repatriation mission in China. Four members made up the aerospace nursing team. The period was from February to March 2020. Data analysis was carried out based on the survey of courses that each member of the nursing team had participated before the Operation. Results: Training proved to be essential to meet the specificities of the mission. Conclusions: It is extremely important to operationalize protocols to improve the aeromedical service and transport mechanism, increasing the level of proficiency in the execution of missions. The training of the team allows the construction of necessary knowledge and skills during an aeromedical evacuation, guaranteeing the performance excellence required in this type of mission.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Describir la formación del equipo de enfermería militar en defensa química, biológica, radiológica y nuclear para realizar Evacuación Aeromédica en la pandemia de coronavirus. Es un relato de experiencia de la formación del equipo de enfermería militar en la misión de repatriación brasileña en China. Cuatro miembros conformaron el equipo de enfermería aeroespacial. El período fue de febrero a marzo de 2020. El análisis de datos se realizó a partir de la encuesta de cursos que cada integrante del equipo de enfermería había participado antes de la Operación. Resultados: La formación resultó fundamental para cumplir con las especificidades de la misión. Conclusiones: Es sumamente importante operacionalizar protocolos para mejorar el servicio aeromédico y el mecanismo de transporte, aumentando El nivel de competencia en la ejecución de misiones. La formación del equipo permite la construcción de conocimientos y habilidades necesarias durante una evacuación aeromédica, garantizando la excelencia de desempeño requerida en este tipo de misiones.

RESUMO Objetivo: Descrever a capacitação da equipe de enfermagem militar na defesa química, biológica, radiológica e nuclear para realizar Evacuação Aeromédica na pandemia do coronavírus. Trata-se de um relato de experiência da capacitação da equipe de enfermagem militar na missão de repatriação dos brasileiros na China. Quatro membros compuseram a equipe de enfermagem aeroespacial. O período foi de fevereiro a março de 2020. A análise dos dados foi realizada a partir do levantamento dos cursos que cada integrante da equipe de enfermagem havia participado antes da Operação. Resultados: A capacitação demonstrou-se fundamental para atender as especificidades da missão. Conclusões: É de suma importância operacionalizar protocolos para aperfeiçoar o mecanismo de atendimento e transporte aeromédico, elevando o nível de proficiência na execução das missões. A capacitação da equipe, permite construir conhecimentos e habilidades necessários durante uma evacuação aeromédica, garantindo a excelência de desempenho requerida nesse tipo de missão.

Military Nursing in "Operation Return to Brazil": aeromedical evacuation in the coronavirus pandemic.

OBJECTIVE: to describe the experience of military nursing in "Operation Return to Brazil" in an aeromedical evacuation. METHOD: this is an experience report of the nursing staff in the Aeromedical Evacuation of potentially-contaminated Brazilians who were in Wuhan, China, after the outbreak of the new coronavirus. RESULTS: the report was constructed from nursing care performed in three stages: pre-flight, screening, and flight. Pre-flight care would include aircraft configuration and material prediction. In screening, the staff was concerned with being properly attired. In the health assessment of returnees, in-flight, attention was focused on Personal Protective Equipment handling to minimize the risk of contamination by prolonged contact with potentially-contaminated passengers. Final considerations: nursing was committed to planning all the actions of this mission, which was one of the longest, strenuous and unprecedented in the history of aeromedical transport in Brazil.

Military Nursing in "Operation Return to Brazil": aeromedical evacuation in the coronavirus pandemic / Enfermería militar en la "Operación Regreso a Brasil": evacuación aeromédica en la pandemia de coronavirus / Enfermagem Militar na "Operação Regresso ao Brasil": evacuação aeromédica na pandemia do coronavirus

ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the experience of military nursing in "Operation Return to Brazil" in an aeromedical evacuation. Method: this is an experience report of the nursing staff in the Aeromedical Evacuation of potentially-contaminated Brazilians who were in Wuhan, China, after the outbreak of the new coronavirus. Results: the report was constructed from nursing care performed in three stages: pre-flight, screening, and flight. Pre-flight care would include aircraft configuration and material prediction. In screening, the staff was concerned with being properly attired. In the health assessment of returnees, in-flight, attention was focused on Personal Protective Equipment handling to minimize the risk of contamination by prolonged contact with potentially-contaminated passengers. Final considerations: nursing was committed to planning all the actions of this mission, which was one of the longest, strenuous and unprecedented in the history of aeromedical transport in Brazil.

RESUMEN Objetivo: describir la experiencia de enfermería militar en la "Operación Regreso a Brasil" en una evacuación aeromédica. Método: este es un informe de experiencia del equipo de enfermería, en la evacuación aeromédica de brasileños potencialmente contaminados que se encontraban en Wuhan, China, después del brote del nuevo coronavirus. Resultado: el informe se construyó a partir de la atención de enfermería realizada en tres etapas: pre-vuelo, detección y vuelo. En el prevuelo, el cuidado incluyó la configuración de la aeronave y el pronóstico del material. En la evaluación, al equipo le preocupaba estar bien preparado. En la evaluación de la salud de los retornados, durante el vuelo, la atención se centró en el manejo de equipos de protección personal para minimizar el riesgo de contaminación por contacto prolongado con pasajeros potencialmente contaminados. Consideraciones finales: la enfermería se comprometió a planificar todas las acciones de esta misión, que fue una de las más largas, extenuantes y sin precedentes en la historia del transporte aeromédico en Brasil.

RESUMO Objetivo: descrever a experiência da enfermagem militar na Operação Regresso ao Brasil em uma evacuação aeromédica. Método: trata-se de um relato de experiência da equipe de enfermagem, na evacuação aeromédica dos brasileiros potencialmente contaminados que estavam em Wuhan, China, após o surto do novo coronavírus. Resultado: o relato foi construído a partir de cuidados de enfermagem realizados em três etapas: pré-voo, triagem e voo. No pré-voo, os cuidados incluíram a configuração da aeronave e a previsão do material. Na triagem, a equipe preocupou-se em estar devidamente aparamentada. Na avaliação de saúde dos repatriados, durante voo, concentrou-se a atenção no manejo dos Equipamentos de Proteção Individual para minimizar o risco de contaminação pelo contato prolongado, com passageiros potencialmente contaminados. Considerações finais: a enfermagem empenhou-se no planejamento de todas as ações dessa missão, que foi uma das mais longas, extenuantes e inéditas da história do transporte aeromédico do Brasil.