TBMM Humerus FK UII Hosts MER PTBMMKI in Central Java, DIY

Kulon Progo (UII News) – Student Medical Assistance Team (TBMM) Humerus Faculty of Medicine Universitas Islam Indonesia as the host of the Medical Emergency Rescue (MER) for members of the Indonesian Medical Student Medical Assistance Team (PTBMMI).

This was conveyed by Yossy Fitra 2012 FK UII as the person in charge of the activities in the event, which was held in Kulonprogo on Saturday-Sunday, 7-8 February 2015 driven by 40 committee members from from TBM Humerus FK UII, TBM Alert (FK UMY), TBM Panacea (FK UGM), and TBM Aorta (FK UKDW).

          According to Yossy, this activity with the theme water rescue. This event was held in two different places, namely at the Glass Building (Kulon Progo Regency Government) and Congot Beach. Activities at Gedung Kaca were filled with material on clinical handling of water rescue by dr. Tri Yunanto Arliono, SpEM. While the second material came from Basarnas DIY regarding evacuation methods and SAR systems. In the evening, a dry simulation practice was carried out based on the material that had been presented. On the second day, field simulations were carried out at Congot Beach with the scenario of a sinking ship and probandos acting as victims.

"This year's MER was attended by a number of participants ranging from 90 people from 10 TBMs in PTBMMKI 3 regions, namely Jogja, Semarang, Solo, and Purwokerto," said Yossy.

Meanwhile, a participant named Uray Fajrina class of 2012 who came from TBM Alert FK UMY revealed that this year's MER with the theme water rescue was his first experience.

"MER this time is impressive, the knowledge is very useful, can build cooperation with people who are competent in their fields such as Basarnas, and know each other TBM members from DIY - Central Java", said Uray's impression. Wibowo