Polish Center for
Working in hospitals without running water and with limited access to medicine and oxygen supply, shortage of medical staff, building trust among medical professionals and mindfulness of cultural differences- these are some of the many challenges that the Poland Emergency Medical Team PCPM had during the pandemic of the COVID-19.
Polish Emergency Medical Team PCPM is a WHO acredited emergency medical team comprised of over one hundred doctors, nurses, and other medical experts who provide rapid deployment to medical emergencies across the world. In 2020, we had one greatest challenge in front of us, which is combating COVID-19 pandemics.
Out of nearly a hundred applications from medics of various specialties, nearly forty qualified for the field recruitment stage of the Poland Emergency Medical Team PCPM and tested their skills in simulated but difficult actions. For many hours the recruits tested their skills, resistance to stress, speed of decision-making, creative thinking and teamwork skills, but most of all they verified their medical knowledge in simulated rescue operations.