TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Air Force Major Jade Hin teaches a course on airway breathing management July 8 at a Honduran Medical conference in Tegucigalpa. More than 200 medical professional attended the course offered by the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element. Major Hin is deployed from Misawa Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease) TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Air Force Capt. Dennis Spencer discusses with a group of Honduran doctors and health technicians techniques used in dealing with fractures at a Honduran medical conference July 8 in Teguicigalpa. More than 200 medical professionals from across Honduras attended the course offered by Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element. Captain Spencer is deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease) TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Army Lt. Col. Barry Martin (right) teaches a course on abdominal and thoracic trauma to more than 200 medical professionals at a Honduran medical conference July 8 in Tegucigalpa. The colonel was part of Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element team that spoke on how to handle trauma. Colonel Martin is deployed from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Washington D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease) TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Air Force Staff Sgt. Emmrid Gilbert plays the role of a femur fracture victim at a Honduran medical conference July 8 in Tegucigalpa. The Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element team member portrayed the role to give the medical professionals who attended a more realistic view of a trauma case. Sergeant Gilbert is deployed from the United States Air Force Academy, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease) JTF-Bravo Medical Element teaches trauma course at annual Honduran medical conference by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease Joint Task Force-Bravo Public Affairs 7/10/2008 - TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Members from the Joint Task Force Bravo Medical Element presented a medical trauma refresher and trauma simulations to more than 200 Honduran medical professionals at an annual medical conference in the Honduran capital July 8. Medical officials from all over Honduras converged on the capital city for the day-long medical conference covering multiple topics, but the demand to see the presentation from the MEDEL team exceeded expectations from event organizers. Originally the presentations from the MEDEL team were to be in front of a smaller crowd of about 50. However, it turned out to be one of the more popular attractions at the conference bringing in more than 200 doctors and health professionals, according to Honduran event organizers. "There turned out to be a lot more interest than I anticipated," Army Lt. Col. Barry Martin said. "We tried to keep the trauma course as basic as we could, as there is no organized trauma course offered in Honduras currently. So for some, this was their first course, while for others it had been awhile." The course, which centered around basic trauma management, was taught by four members of JTF-Bravo. The instructors were also accompanied by others from MEDEL to allow Honduran medical professionals an opportunity to see potential trauma cases in a more realistic environment by portraying cases ranging from abdominal bruising to a femur fracture. "It was a great opportunity for me to be a part of," said Air Force Staff Sgt. Gilbert Emmrid, who played the role of a patient with a femur fracture. "Anytime I can help others get better at what they do, I want to be there." The event also presented the team members an opportunity to learn from their Honduran colleagues. "I learn just as much from these medical conversations as they do from us," Air Force Capt. Dennis Spencer said. "Many of the situations they face on a daily basis in Honduras apply to us in the military as well. Some examples like slower transportation and treating injuries in rural areas are some of the same conditions we face in Iraq or Afghanistan. Anytime I get the opportunity to interact with anyone else in the medical community it's a win-win."