NIGHTINGALE Publishes 10th Newsletter
Hi NIGHTINGALE subscribers,
Welcome to the tenth edition of our LinkedIn newsletter! NIGHTINGALE aims to advance prehospital life support and triage with innovative technologies and digital solutions.
In this newsletter, you will find a wrap-up of the NIGHTINGALE project in 2024. This edition highlights the key project activities, events, publications, and milestones from the last twelve months.
The NIGHTINGALE project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 10102195.
NIGHTINGALE Events
2nd International Workshop, Milan – October
The 2nd International Workshop, hosted in Milan, was dedicated to strengthening the capabilities of first responders during mass casualty incidents. The event showcased the NIGHTINGALE toolkit, an AI-powered solution aimed at enhancing pre-hospital life support and triage in challenging scenarios. Emergency practitioners and first responders from across Europe shared their real-world experiences and challenges, sparking discussions on how the toolkit could help address these issues.
2nd Full-Scale Exercise, Savona – October
On October 5, 2024, NIGHTINGALE conducted its second Full-Scale Exercise (FSX) in Savona, Italy. This large-scale event involved over 300 participants, including simulated victims, technicians, and rescuers, enacting mass casualty incident scenarios. Serving as the project’s largest and final field validation exercise to date, it offered a critical opportunity to evaluate how the NIGHTINGALE toolkit can be utilised by first responders and citizens well beyond the project’s duration.
1st International Workshop, Paris – June
On Friday, June 7, 2024, NIGHTINGALE hosted its first International Workshop on Prehospital Tools in Mass Casualty Incidents. Organised by the MRMID Association, the workshop featured interactive sessions exploring NIGHTINGALE’s core objectives, focusing on their usefulness, benefits, and challenges. Experts such as Philip Cowburn from the NHS and Lee Wallis from WHO contributed to the discussions.
1st Full-Scale Exercise, Paris – June
On 9 June 2024, volunteers deployed the NIGHTINGALE toolkit in two distinct Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) scenarios at the CSP Training Centre, Villejust. The Full-Scale Exercise was organised and hosted by the Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris. In addition to the 23 NIGHTINGALE partners from 11 countries, the exercise involved volunteers from civil protection agencies, including emergency medical services and civic volunteers. They deployed, tested, and evaluated the developed tools during the exercise.
Recent Events
2nd Workshop for Emergency Medical Teams
The NIGHTINGALE project presented at the 2nd Workshop for Emergency Medical Teams under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism in Brussels. The workshop took place on Tuesday 26th November and aimed to raise awareness of EU-supported projects in emergency medical response. NIGHTINGALE partners from the Institute of Communication & Computer Systems (ICCS) and the Centre for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid and Global Health (UPO CRIMEDIM) presented the NIGHTINGALE toolkit, and demonstrated what the project’s results can offer UCPM Emergency Medical Teams both technologically and theoretically.
NIGHTINGALE Publications
In 2024, the NIGHTINGALE project achieved a milestone by publishing four impactful publications showcasing its significant contributions to the field of mass casualty incidents and disaster medicine.
You can read and download all NIGHTINGALE publications on our website.
Upcoming Events
NIGHTINGALE Final Event
The NIGHTINGALE Final Event taking place on Thursday, 16th January will share NIGHTINGALE’s achievements, insights and the future potential of our collaborative efforts. This event will also bring together other leading projects on disaster resilient technologies for first responders.
Register for the NIGHTINGALE Final Event here.
24th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Members of the NIGHTINGALE consortium will attend the 24th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery in Aachen, Germany from 13-15 April. ECTES brings together experts in the field of emergency medicine to exchange ideas, discuss the implementation of new treatments and consider new ways of organising work.
From all of us at the NIGHTINGALE Project, we wish you a safe and happy holiday season! We will be back with a new edition of the NIGHTINGALE Newsletter in January 2025.
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Best regards,
The NIGHTINGALE Team
