17 injured in the hypothesis of "electrical short"

in the hospital

In strengthening the principles and concepts of preparing medical institutions in emergency situations, King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam carried out a successful evacuation experiment to save the lives of 17 injured people on the premise of an electrical contact resulting from the collapse of part of the ceiling of the entertainment center hall in the hospital building, under the supervision of the Security and Safety Committee. Dr. Hataf Ahmad Kamal, Head of Emergency Medicine Department at King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam, explained: The virtual evacuation experience came within a well-organized and elaborate protocol that was confirmed as ready by preparing medical facilities and periodic training for hospital staff on the security safety systems set by the committee, as part of the strategy adopted by the committee. King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam to develop areas of emergency disaster management, and to test the level of readiness of its workers to face various circumstances. She added: 17 injured people were successfully evacuated in a record time not exceeding an hour, during which all the injured were transferred from the recreation center according to the drawn plan to separate and safe places in the vicinity of the hospital, noting that the hospital conducts annual training on virtual evacuations, which is coordinated with the competent authorities, in line with With the decisions of the Ministry of Health regarding the readiness of all its facilities to face sudden accidents and disasters, stressing that strengthening the control and safety systems to avoid injuries in the event of disasters, God forbid, is one of the priorities sought by the Dammam specialists in this field. It is noteworthy that the success of the hypothetical evacuation experiment came as a result of intensive training for workers in advance, in addition to the tragic conditions that helped everyone live with the event and interact in a humane manner that would enhance cooperation in the event of a real disaster.