Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. Rescuers from the Khuvsgul Province Local Emergency Management Agency (LEMA) and a U.S. Army Civil Affairs team participated in a week-long medical engagement and exchange focused on water-related injuries and water rescue techniques in Murun, Mongolia from June 20 – 24, 2022.

The engagement centered on lifesaving skills, consisting of in-depth and practical exercises with rigorous, realistic trauma scenarios out in the field. The Civil Affairs team developed a curriculum that focused on the most frequent medical emergencies that occur within the province. Due to the province being home to one of the largest and heavily visited lakes in Mongolia, the team trained the LEMA rescuers on critical water-related medical treatments. The event culminated with the U.S. team donating medical equipment to their Mongolian partners that will be used to respond to real world emergencies.

The training bolstered the medical response capabilities of the rescuers within the province, creating a safer community for Murun and the surrounding areas. This event built upon the base of knowledge that previous Civil Affairs teams provided to the Khuvsgul LEMA.

The U.S. Army Civil Affairs teams are a part of the U.S. effort to build shared capabilities with partner nations around the world. Training events like this medical engagement demonstrate to our partners the benefits of working with the U.S. military in a multinational environment, deepen partnerships with our civilian and military counterparts, and improve relationships with host nation government entities.

A U.S. Army Civil Affairs team provides certificates to the Khuvsgul Local Emergency Management Agency participants to commend their performance during the week-long medical training in Murun, Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia, June 24, 2022.

The Khuvsgul Local Emergency Management Agency Deputy Commander (right) and rescuers present each of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs team with a model of a traditional Mongolian ger, which represents the portable, circular dwelling which have been used throughout Mongolia for thousands of years. The LEM

Members from the Khuvsgul Province Local Emergency Management Agency practice transporting a simulated trauma patient across a river during a week-long medical training in Murun, Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia, June 23, 2022.

Members from Khuvsgul Province Local Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Army Civil Affairs team demonstrate how to take vital signs on a simulated patient during a week-long medical engagement in Murun, Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia, June 24, 2022.

U.S. Army Civil Affairs team members and Khuvsgul Local Emergency Management Agency rescuers demonstrate how to extract a simulated trauma patient from the river during the week-long medical training in Murun, Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia, June 23, 2022.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Mark Abrahan, Civil Affairs team medic, teaches a class on fluid resuscitation for burn patients during a week-long medical engagement with the Khuvsgul Local Emergency Management Agency in Murun, Mongolia, June 22, 2022.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Oakley, Civil Affairs team sergeant, demonstrates how to perform CPR on a mannequin during a week-long medical engagement with the Khuvsgul Local Emergency Management Agency in Murun, Mongolia, June 22, 2022.

                                                                                                                                                        Source: U.S. Embassy in Mongolia