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Vatrogasna zajednica Splitsko-dalmatinske županije u suradnji s Vatrogasnom zajednicom grada Splita i Javnom vatrogasnom postrojbom grada Splita, pod pokroviteljstvom Hrvatske vatrogasne zajednice, organizirala je natjecanje spašavanja u prometu “CROATIA RESCUE CHALLENGE 2026 - SPLIT”. 4. natjecanje Croatia Rescue Challenge održalo se 15. i 16. svibnja 2026. u Splitu. Rescue Challenge noviji je tip vatrogasnog natjecanja koje posjetiteljima nudi prikaz ovog iznimno zahtjevnog segmenta rada vatrogasaca. Domaćin prethodnog natjecanja, kao i svjetskog natjecanja u spašavanju u prometu 2025. godine je bio Karlovac. Natjecanje se odvija u dvije discipline - spašavanje u prometu te pružanje medicinske skrbi.

Natjecanje spašavanja u prometu (Extrication Challenge)

Natjecanje spašavanja u prometu osmišljeno je na način da svaki vatrogasni tim u vremenu od 25 minuta spašava dvije unesrećene osobe iz vozila koja su sudjelovala u prometnoj nesreći, sukladno pojedinačnim scenarijima i propisanim pravilima spašavanja. Voditelji vatrogasnih timova izvlače scenarije neposredno prije samog nastupa kako bi se što realnije simulirala situacija prometne nesreće. Natjecanje prati i ocjenjuje šest međunarodnih sudaca, članova World Rescue Organization (WRO), čija je članica i Hrvatska vatrogasna zajednica. Vatrogasni timovi sastoje se od šest članova, uz preporuku da jedan član bude pripadnik hitne medicinske pomoći radi osiguravanja što kvalitetnije prve pomoći unesrećenoj osobi. Ukoliko postrojba nije u mogućnosti osigurati njegovu prisutnost, prvu pomoć pruža jedan od vatrogasaca iz tima.

Natjecanje pružanja medicinske skrbi (Trauma Challenge)

U sklopu Croatia Rescue Challenge 2026, po drugi put u Hrvatskoj održalo se i natjecanje pružanja medicinske skrbi i zbrinjavanja unesrećene osobe (Trauma Challenge), u suorganizaciji sa Zavodom za hitnu medicinu Splitsko-dalmatinske županije. Natjecanje je osmišljeno tako da tim od dva medicinska tehničara/doktora u vremenu od 10 minuta pruži neodgodivu medicinsku pomoć i zbrine unesrećenu osobu za daljnje liječenje, prema unaprijed pripremljenom scenariju koji voditelj tima izvlači neposredno prije početka nastupa. Trauma Challenge prate i ocjenjuju dva međunarodna suca, također članovi World Rescue Organization. Povodom toga izrađena su i dva našivka na čičak ( crveni i crni)

The Firefighting Association of Split-Dalmatia County, in cooperation with the Firefighting Association of the City of Split and the Public Fire Brigade of the City of Split, under the patronage of the Croatian Firefighting Association, organized the traffic accident rescue competition “CROATIA RESCUE CHALLENGE 2026 – SPLIT”. The 4th Croatia Rescue Challenge was held on May 15 and 16, 2026, in Split. The Rescue Challenge is a newer type of firefighting competition that offers visitors an insight into this highly demanding segment of firefighters’ work. The host of the previous competition, as well as the 2025 World Rescue Challenge, was the city of Karlovac. The competition is conducted in two disciplines – traffic accident rescue and trauma care.

Traffic Accident Rescue Competition (Extrication Challenge)

The Extrication Challenge is designed so that each firefighting team has 25 minutes to rescue two injured persons from vehicles involved in a traffic accident, according to individual scenarios and prescribed rescue procedures. Team leaders draw the scenarios immediately before the performance in order to simulate real-life traffic accident situations as realistically as possible. The competition is monitored and evaluated by six international judges, members of the World Rescue Organization (WRO), of which the Croatian Firefighting Association is also a member. Firefighting teams consist of six members, with the recommendation that one member be an emergency medical service professional in order to provide the highest possible quality of first aid to the injured person. If the brigade is unable to provide such a member, first aid is administered by one of the firefighters from the team.

Trauma Care Competition (Trauma Challenge)

As part of the Croatia Rescue Challenge 2026, the Trauma Challenge – a competition in providing emergency medical care and treatment to injured persons – was held in Croatia for the second time, co-organized with the Institute of Emergency Medicine of Split-Dalmatia County. The competition is designed so that a team of two paramedics/doctors has 10 minutes to provide urgent medical assistance and prepare the injured person for further treatment, according to a pre-prepared scenario drawn by the team leader immediately before the start of the performance. The Trauma Challenge is monitored and evaluated by two international judges, also members of the World Rescue Organization. On this occasion, two hook-and-loop (Velcro) patches were also produced, one in red and one in black.