Earthquake drill at Fethiye State Hospital: Three trapped people were rescued
During a disaster and emergency drill held at Fethiye State Hospital, three people trapped in the Oncology Ward—which was damaged in an earthquake as part of the drill scenario—were rescued by fire crews. Twenty injured people were treated with the support of UMKE.
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A disaster and emergency drill was held at the State Hospital in the Fethiye district of Muğla. The drill, aimed at assessing the hospital’s level of preparedness for a potential earthquake, was carried out with the participation of in-house teams as well as the fire department and the National Medical Rescue Team (UMKE).
The scenario involved damage to the Oncology Department
According to the drill scenario, the hospital’s Oncology Ward sustained damage in the earthquake, and three people were trapped on the second floor of the building. Fire department crews dispatched to the area upon receiving the alert reached the floor using a ladder truck and evacuated the three trapped individuals.
The scenario assumed that 20 people were injured, two of whom were in critical condition. UMKE teams treated the injured at the triage area set up on-site; the critically injured were transported by ambulance to the hospital’s emergency department.
'We Must Be Prepared for Disasters'
Yavuz Okulu, Chief Physician at Fethiye State Hospital, emphasized the importance of being prepared for potential disasters in a statement to reporters following the drill. Okulu noted that such drills strengthen team coordination and reduce response times in the event of an actual disaster.
In Muğla, which lies in an earthquake zone, hospitals, schools, and public institutions regularly conduct drills as part of their disaster and emergency response plans.
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