National UMKE Exercise Continues in Malatya

Malatya Governor Aydin Barus, Ministry of Health, General Directorate of Emergency Medical Services, the Islamic Cooperation Organization (OIC) member 81 that more than twenty representatives of foreign countries and the World Health Organization attended the European and 8 provinces UMKE staff Turkey with senior staff from the office. He visited the camp site established at the Sugar Factory campus for the National UMKE Exercise and made observations.

Provincial Health Manager Assoc. Dr. Recep Bentli, 22 UMKE, 27 support personnel, 500 fully equipped UMKE vehicles, 36 fully equipped ambulances, 79 mobile command vehicles, 29 service vehicles, interventions from other stakeholder institutions and organizations, which will be held between 9-10 July with the participation of stakeholder institutions during the investigations. teams, Islamic Cooperation Organization (OIC) and World Health Organization (WHO) representatives will attend, the exercise consisting of 7 different stages will be carried out through an earthquake scenario, the sugar factory area will be interfered with the injured who fall from height, exposed to chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear hazardous materials. the survivors will be rescued, a train accident at the State Railways Operation Directorate, a medical rescue and medical evacuation by helicopter in Levent Canyon, a multiple traffic accident on the side road of Beylerderesi Viaduct, the disaster scenarios in the Beydağı neighborhood of Beydağı Campus in Malatya Training Research Hospital. gave information that would be rendered.

In addition, emergency and disaster health care in the first 72 hours also intended that the camping area to the assessment of events at the national level for emergencies has been prepared within the scope of events that may develop due to earthquake drills due to being in Turkey's earthquake, EMT Role 2 standard in their daily 100 standing, capable of treating a patient 50 lying surgery They were informed that the intervention was made and they would try to serve with a 'Sahara Hospital' where the services of triage, emergency resuscitation units, and laboratory and x-ray services were provided, which could serve without needing outsourcing for a minimum of 14 days.

Governor Baruş visited UMKE Exercise Area established in the Sugar Factory campus; He congratulated all the staff involved in the exercise by expressing that these exercises and studies made here are very meaningful in terms of showing that we are ready to intervene in the extraordinary situations that will be experienced at home or abroad.