DART has developed an innovative solution to address this high impact global challenge. The knowledge and skills our solution provides is applicable whether the RTC involves vehicles, motorized 2-3 wheelers, cyclists, pedestrians, or combinations thereof. It combines incident assessment and management, vehicle rescue and trauma care into a single programme, supported by a self-contained, comprehensive equipment kit. One of the features that make this offering unique is the fact that the rescue tools are low cost, no-to-low maintenance hand tools, largely sourced from local markets, making it affordable and sustainable.

While there is no doubt that hydraulic rescue equipment is the gold standard for vehicle rescue, acquiring and maintaining a geographically widespread, operational distribution of such equipment is often financially unattainable for many low to middle-income countries. Although there are numerous organisations that work toward providing hydraulic rescue equipment through recycling and donation programmes, as the statistics demonstrate, the need significantly outweighs the supply. The challenge is furthermore compounded by the absence of local supply chains for parts and accessories and the lack of expertise for repairs and maintenance in recipient countries.

Designed by rescuers, paramedics and doctors with decades of RTC response and training experience, in developing countries, and referencing contemporary evidence-based material, DARTs RTCR programme focuses on providing a cost-effective, sustainable solution that will enable low-middle income countries to train, equip and deploy large numbers of RTCR units across a far greater geographical area. An additional benefit is that many of the rescue and emergency care skills acquired through our RTCR programme are applicable in non-RTC related incidents, thereby resulting in a more versatile response capability and a greater return on investment.