Guatemala

Number of First Responders: 450

Background

LFR is launching a lay first responder system to cover 90,000 people by training 450 lay first responders to pilot the LFR model in a middle-income setting as a supplement to limited pre-existing emergency medical services. ​LFR will measure lay first responders’ impact on mortality reduction using an injury severity scoring system (Kampala Trauma Score) in the prehospital and clinical settings, while investigating the efficacy of lay first responder programs alongside pre-existing, fee-for-service ambulatory systems to dramatically increase trauma victim catchment and response times.

Metrics

LFR International is currently working with the Bomberos Voluntarios and Bomberios Municipales to develop a lay first responder training program in Antigua, Guatemala. In this program, LFR International has:

 
LFR International trainers with Antigua’s Policía Municipales after a training session.

LFR International trainers with Antigua’s Policía Municipales after a training session.

 

  • Trained a total of 450 first responders in the following occupations:

    • Firefighters

    • Military Officers

    • Public Safety Officers

    • Midwives

    • General Civilians

  • Provided first aid materials to responders for $12.00 USD per person

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Local Partners

 
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Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open “Designing and implementing a practical prehospital emergency trauma care curriculum for lay first responders in Guatemala.” Delaney PG, Figueroa JA, Eisner ZJ, Hernandez Andrade RE, Karmakar M, Scott JW, Raghavendran K. [Publication Link]