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Fall 2003 IRP Fellows take Centurion Risk Assessment training course (Continued)

 

IRP Fellows Suzanne Marmion, Noel Paul, Noy Thrupkaew, Jessie Deeter and Marcia Franklin examine different types of landmines and trip wires. Modern landmines are difficult to detect, and every week kill or maim more than 500 people worldwide. There are more than 85 million unexploded landmines deployed in at least 64 countries.

 

Jeremy Kahn administers first aid to a Centurion instructor. Over the three-day course, IRP Fellows were taught emergency first aid procedures that can save the lives of people wounded in conflict areas.

 Photo: Jeremy Kahn administers first aid to a Centurion instructor.

 

Photo: Pew Fellow Kavita Menon dons a flak jacket

Marcia Franklin learns how to treat critical leg injuries caused by shrapnel. In presenting realistic situations to their students, Centurion Risk Assessment instructors use prosthetic limbs and Hollywood-style special effects to simulate injuries. Exposure to realistic-looking wounds helps journalists prepare for dealing with life-threatening situations in the field.

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