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Nicaraguan youth train for emergency response

Youth carry a mock victim to an ambulance during disaster response training exercise.

Youth rush a mock victim to an ambulance during an emergency response training exercise in Managua, Nicaragua. During the program, students learn the basics of providing medical care, such as prioritizing severity of victims’ injuries, dressing wounds, and immobilizing broken bones. (©2013 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)

The drill is on in Managua. A mock emergency event prompts 130 youth and community leaders from across Nicaragua to practice emergency response and learn life-saving tactics during a January workshop, sponsored by World Vision and local and international agencies. Participants get to put skills — medical and spiritual care, GPS navigation, and security detail — to the test.

A mock emergency event prompts 130 youth and community leaders from across Nicaragua to jump in and learn life-saving tactics.Participants stage various degrees of injury during a mock disaster scene. Since 2012, the program has trained more than 2,600 youth and community leaders in 11 Latin American countries. (©2013 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)

A mock emergency event prompts 130 youth and community leaders from across Nicaragua to jump in and learn life-saving tactics. World Vision staff member Yamil Sanchez demonstrates how to use a GPS device during emergency response training. (©2013 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)

A mock emergency event prompts 130 youth and community leaders from across Nicaragua to practice emergency response and learn life-saving tactics. A Nicaraguan youth checks waypoints on a GPS device. When participants return to their communities, they’re plugged into a national network of responders — equipped to help when disaster strikes. (©2013 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)

A mock emergency event prompts 130 youth and community leaders from across Nicaragua to practice emergency response and learn life-saving tactics. Training heats up as a firefighter helps a student extinguish flames during an exercise. (©2013 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)

A mock emergency event prompts 130 youth and community leaders from across Nicaragua to practice emergency response and learn life-saving tactics. A Red Cross worker shows students how to properly bandage an injury. The three-day workshop was a partnership among World Vision, the Red Cross, local governmental agencies, and civil service members. (©2013 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)

A mock emergency event prompts 130 youth and community leaders from across Nicaragua to practice emergency response and learn life-saving tactics. Youth rehearse rescue techniques on a volunteer posing with injuries during a training scenario. Students put their new knowledge into practice during the final day of World Vision’s emergency responder training event. (©2013 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)

A mock emergency event prompts 130 youth and community leaders from across Nicaragua to practice emergency response and learn life-saving tactics. A simulated crash victim lies helpless as emergency responder trainees assess the situation. (©2013 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)

A mock emergency event prompts 130 youth and community leaders from across Nicaragua to practice emergency response and learn life-saving tactics. A woman takes in the staged chaotic scene after being treated in a triage tent. (©2013 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)

A mock emergency event prompts 130 youth and community leaders from across Nicaragua to practice emergency response and learn life-saving tactics. Gonzalo Mena of Granada, Nicaragua, leads activities in a simulated Child-Friendly Space. The exercise was part of the final session at World Vision’s emergency responder training. (©2013 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)

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February 15, 2013

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