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Kinross Health Security Travel Risk Training 31 August 18 PDF
Kinross Health Security Travel Risk Training 31 August 18 PDF
Kinross Health Security Travel Risk Training 31 August 18 PDF
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Biggest risk is still malaria
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International SOS – Control Risks
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Objectives
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OBJECTIVES
Objectives
• Developing your
awareness and
understanding of key
medical threats;
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Most common travel security risks
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3. Principles of Personal
Security
PREPARE
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PREPARE
SIX PRINCIPLES OF
PERSONAL SECURITY
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5 2
4 3
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PREPARE
PRINCIPLE 1
1 PREPARATION
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PREPARE
PRINCIPLE 2
2 AWARENESS
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PREPARE
PRINCIPLE 3
3 LOW PROFILE
• Criminals select targets for a reason
• To mitigate risk:
• Dress appropriately and try to blend
in
• Avoid displays of wealth
• Select suitable vehicle
• Do not discuss your plans/itinerary
with individuals you do not know
• Safeguard personal information
• Avoid talking loudly to the point
where people start to pay attention
to you
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PREPARE
PRINCIPLE 4
4 VARIED ROUTINE
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PREPARE
5 PRINCIPLE 5
COMMUNICATION
• Journey Management Plans (JMPs)
• Always make sure someone is aware of your
journey and return time.
• Confirm safe return
• Essential
• Carry fully charged mobile phone at all times –
GSM tri/ quad band
• Install pre-programmed emergency
numbers
• Back up emergency numbers
– keep card separate
• Secondary
• International call cards
• Change for pay phone
• Useful for some locations
• Satellite Phone, push-to-talk
radios
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PREPARE
PRINCIPLE 6
6 LAYERED PROTECTION
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West Africa
TRAVEL
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Travel Risk Ratings – West Africa
Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau
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Main threats – West Africa
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Road accidents – West Africa
Roads, vehicles and driving standards are usually poor in
most West African countries:
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6. If Things Go Wrong
RESPOND
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RESPOND
TRANSPORT
ROAD TRAFFIC
ACCIDENTS
• Check for injury self / driver / other passengers &
apply first aid if trained and safe to do so.
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RESPOND
ARMED
ROBBERY / CONFRONTATION
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RESPOND
ATTACK ON HOTELS
RESPONSE GUIDELINES
• Lock the doors
• Fill the bath, soak towels, and dampen the walls
and doors
• Hang a sheet out the window to notify others
• Switch off the AC
• Stay in the bathroom
• Maintain communications – but place phones on
vibrate and keep a charger with you
• Don’t open the door to anyone even if they state
they are from the authorities
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RESPOND
KIDNAP
FOR RANSOM
Statistics
• 91% of all victims are local nationals.
• 93% of all victims are released unharmed.
• 85% of foreign nationals are kidnapped for money.
Tips
• Never discuss ransom.
• Eat, drink and stay on top of personal hygiene.
• Establish a mental routine.
• Be aware of Stockholm syndrome.
• Preserve strength.
• Listen, make mental notes, plan.
• Identify routine and vulnerabilities.
• Best option is to be compliant.
Image 1 • Don’t believe everything you hear or are told!
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Summary
Apply the Six Principles in all
your daily activities to
mitigate threats:
o Preparation
o Awareness
o Low Profile
o Varied Routine
o Communications
o Layered Protection
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PREPARE
• Health Preparation
PREPARATION – MEDICAL RISK RATINGS
Take precautions:
• The higher the risk, the
more precautions you
should take before and
during your trip.
PREPARATION – SEE YOUR DOCTOR
Before you travel
Medical Summary
• Carry a summary of your medical
conditions with you when you
travel.
Medications
• Take your medications from home.
• Carry enough in your hand
luggage to cover the trip. Take
some extra in case of travel
disruption or delay.
• Carry copies of your prescription
and a letter from your doctor.
PREPARATION – MALARIA
Anti-malarial medications (preventive treatment)
may be prescribed: See your doctor!
Risk factors
• Prolonged immobility.
• Prolonged air travel.
• More likely after air flights over 3-4 hours.
• Can occur after multiple flights within a short
period.
• The class of air travel is not a factor.
• Individual factors vary the risk (such as extremes of
height, obesity, or specific conditions that cause the
blood to clot).
• Using oral contraceptives probably increases the
risk of DVT.
PREPARATION – DVT PREVENTION
Prevention
Prevention
• When you board the plane, set
your watch to the new time
The facts: zone.
1/3rd of travellers severely affected • Try to rest and keep hydrated
1/3rd have some effect • At destination:
1/3rd not affected - if daytime, go outdoors (and take
the sunlight as much as you can)
More significant if you cross more
than three time zones. - do some exercise (jogging)
• Adopt the new time zone: eat
West to East travel is worse :
and sleep according to local time
longer re-adjustment… unless the
contrary! • Avoid sleeping during the day or
only a short nap.
Full physiological recovery:
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between 3 to 8 days.
TRAVEL
• Healthcare while you are away
TRAVEL – HEALTHCARE
While you are travelling
In countries or places
where food/ water may
not be safe:
Malaria facts
Prevention
• Stay away from wild or stray animals but also domestic pets
• Do not touch, pet, handle, or feed any dogs, cats or other
mammals
• Prevent children from approaching, touching, or annoying
animals
• Beware of monkeys
• . snakes.
Do not try to handle or kill
In case of envenomation
Remote travel
When to worry
Do NOT:
Use antibiotics without medical advice
RESPOND – RASH
When to seek medical help
• If there are other worrying symptoms (e.g.
headache, fever, vomiting)
• Rash is painful
• Rash is getting worse or spreading
• If the rash does not settle in a few days
• If someone else has the same rash
(infectious)
• If there is obvious infection
RESPOND – COUGH
A cough can indicate a lung
problem.
Causes include:
• Common infection (e.g. cold / flu /
bronchitis)
• Serious infection (e.g. tuberculosis)
• Underlying respiratory condition
(e.g. asthma)
• Irritation (e.g. exposure to smoke,
chemicals) …..
RESPOND – COUGH