Battlefield Medicine and Mass Casualty Incidents

Preparing Nursing Personnel for Crisis Response
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About the event

4–5 December 2026

Venue: University of Applied Sciences in Nysa, Poland
Collegium Polytechnicum; Obrońców Tobruku 5, Nysa

Organiser
University of Applied Sciences in Nysa
Faculty of Medical Sciences – Nursing Programme


Conference Objectives
The conference aims to:

  • Expand nursing professionals’ knowledge of battlefield and disaster medicine.
  • Prepare nurses to respond effectively to crisis situations and mass casualty incidents.
  • Develop practical competencies in trauma patient care.
  • Strengthen interdisciplinary cooperation between healthcare professionals and emergency services.
  • Promote the use of medical simulation in healthcare education and training.

Who Should Attend? 
The conference is open to nurses, paramedics, nursing and emergency medical services students, healthcare professionals, 
academics, emergency responders, and anyone interested in battlefield medicine, disaster medicine, and crisis response.

SCIENTIFIC COMITTEE
prof. dr hab. n. med. Małgorzata Muc-Wierzgoń
prof. dr hab. n. o zdr. Beata Jankowska-Polańska
prof. dr hab. n. med. Krystyn Sosada
dr n. med. Ireneusz Barziej, prof. ucz.
dr n. med. Dariusz Sokołowski
mgr Lucyna Frihauf

ORGANISING COMITTEE
dr n. med. Ireneusz Barziej, prof. ucz.
mgr Lucyna Frihauf
mgr Katarzyna Kulińska
mgr Agnieszka Grabowska
mgr Łukasz Styś
mgr Małgorzata Gądek
mgr Barbara Próchnicka
mgr Patrycja Prościak
mgr Paweł Merkel
mgr Anna Opałka

Costs& registration
Participation is free of charge. Prior registration is required.
 

Program

The event combines scientific knowledge, professional experience and hands-on training, with a particular emphasis on practical skills and interdisciplinary cooperation. The conference offers an opportunity to enhance professional competencies, exchange knowledge and experience, develop practical crisis-response skills and establish cooperation between healthcare institutions, universities and emergency services.

DAY 1 · 4 DECEMBER

Scientific Sessions and Expert Discussions
Lectures and discussions will address health security, emergency response organisation, Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), trauma management, medical evacuation, psychological aspects of crisis response, healthcare cybersecurity and cooperation between medical personnel, emergency services and the military.

DAY 2 · 5 DECEMBER

Practical Workshops and Medical Simulations
Hands-on training will focus on massive haemorrhage control, tourniquet application, wound packing, trauma assessment, airway management, medical TRIAGE, casualty evacuation and teamwork during simulated mass casualty incidents. The programme will conclude with a high-fidelity medical simulation, debriefing and certificate presentation.

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08:00–09:00

Registration of participants

09:00–09:20

Official opening of the conference

• Welcome address

• Speech by the university authorities

• Presentation of the conference objectives


09:20–09:45

Contemporary health security threats – challenges for the healthcare system

09:45–10:10

The role of nurses in emergency response during mass casualty incidents and disasters

10:10–10:35

Organisation of medical rescue operations in crisis situations

10:35–11:00

Psychological aspects of healthcare professionals' work in conditions of stress and threat

11:00–11:20

Discussion and coffee break


11:20–11:45

Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) and basic principles of battlefield medicine in nursing practice

11:45–12:10

Management of the trauma patient in pre-hospital and in-hospital settings

12:10–12:35

Control of massive haemorrhage and the use of modern haemostatic agents

12:35–13:00

Medical evacuation and transport of casualties in crisis situations

13:00–13:45

Lunch break


13:45–14:10

High-fidelity medical simulation as a method of preparing nursing personnel for crisis situations

14:10–14:35

Cooperation between nurses, paramedics, the military and uniformed services

14:35–15:00

Organisation of patient care in conditions of limited medical resources


08:30–09:00

Registration of workshop participants

09:00–09:20

Safety briefing and organisation of the workshops


STATION 1

Control of massive haemorrhage: application of tourniquets, use of haemostatic dressings, wound packing.

STATION 2

Management of the trauma patient: patient assessment using the MARCH algorithm, securing basic life functions, multi-trauma patient management.

STATION 3

Airway management and pneumothorax: airway opening, management of chest injuries, securing ventilation in pre-hospital conditions.

11:00–11:20

Coffee break

STATION 4

TRIAGE during mass casualty incidents: medical triage and casualty sorting, organisation of the incident site, cooperation of rescue teams.

STATION 5

Medical evacuation and casualty transport: evacuation techniques, use of transport equipment, safe movement of the trauma patient.

STATION 6

Mass casualty incident simulation: teamwork, crisis communication, decision-making in high-stress situations.

13:00–13:45

Lunch break


13:45–15:30

High-fidelity simulation – Comprehensive medical response to a mass casualty incident.

• medical triage and securing the incident site,

• interdisciplinary cooperation,

• conducting medical rescue operations,

• evacuation of the casualties and team communication.

15:30–16:00

Debriefing and workshop summary

16:00

Official closing of the conference and certificate presentation


Our partners

PATRONATES

 

Honorary Patronage

  • Rector of the University of Applied Sciences in Nysa

Honorary Committee

Scientific Patronage

Expert Patronage

  • Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Applied Sciences in Nysa
  • Commander / Representative of the Territorial Defence Forces Command
  • District Commander of the State Fire Service in Nysa

Media Patronage

  • Nowiny Nyskie
  • Radio Doxa
  • Nowa Trybuna Opolska
  • TVP3 Opole

Conference Partners

  • State Fire Service
  • Regional Ambulance Service

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