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International association of fire and rescue service
CTIF Commission Fire Brigades Health Service
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The CTIF medical commission was founded in 1902 in order to:
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encourage exchanges between fire fighters working in the health and rescue services in various countries.
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improve the knowledge in the field of medical rescue.
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take joint steps and improve reasearch in the field of medical support to fire fighters in their day-to-day work in view of the professional risks fire fighters are exposed to.
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discuss on how fire fighters get trained to first aid.
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to improve the knowledge in medical rescue issues to practise medical support during a rescue operation.
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publish sets of recommendations (guidelines).
Who presides over the commission?Jean-Yves BASSETTI from France is the current president of the CTIF Commission Fire Brigades Health Service. He is vice-president of the French National Fire Fighters Federation and Chief Doctor of the French Aude department Fire and Rescue Service.
Who are the commission’s member countries?Spain, Rumania, Poland, Italy, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Finland, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Portugal, France, Uruguay, Chile, Greece.
Participation in commission meetings is open to doctors involved -voluntarily or professionally- in fire fighting.Commission members do participate in meetings on a voluntary basis and can get support from their CTIF National Committee to cover travel and accomodation expenses.
How to join?If you are interested to take part in the activities of the CTIF Commission Fire Brigades Health Service, please contact the CTIF Permanent Office at contact@ctif.org .
The next meeting will take place in Frankfurt, Germany, September 7th to 9th 2012. Please find below more information.
Attached documents
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Meeting in Frankfurt September 2012 (PDF - 40.6 kb)
