Impressive are the snapshots from the simulation and readiness exercise that took place at Thessaloniki airport “Macedonia”.
According to the exercise scenario, on an A320 aircraft with 94 passengers, a fire broke out in one of its engines during the take-off.
The aircraft crew immediately stopped the take-off process and evacuated.
In the exercise “attempted” 15 rescuers-ambulance crews and 4 doctors with 5 ambulances, 1 mobile medical unit (KIM), 1 motorcycle of the Rapid Response Motorcycles Team as well as 1 vehicle of the Special Department of Disaster Medicine (ETIK).
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At the same time, for the realistic implementation of the conditions of the exercise scenario, 12 senior students of IEK-EKAB (specialty rescuers-ambulance crews) assisted.
The rescuers and the doctors of EKAB, led in the “field” of the incident by the doctor of the Special Department of Disaster Medicine (ETIK-EKAB) Olympia Nikolaidou, applied exemplary the foreseen practices and the international standards regarding the classification-assessment process. Triage, based on a system of “priorities” designed to maximize the number of survivors (during such events).
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At the same time, the staff of the Branch of the Health Operations Center of EKAB in Northern Greece (KEPY BE-EKAB) had put on high alert for the reception of the injured both the on-duty Hospitals (University General Hospital of Thessaloniki “AHEPA” and the General Hospital of Thessaloniki “G. GENNIMATAS”) as well as the other Health Facilities of the Prefecture of Thessaloniki, where 50 cases were served.
Throughout the exercise, the health rules of prevention and protection of EODY against the transmission of the Sars-Cov-2 coronavirus were applied.
The specific large-scale inter-service simulation and preparedness exercise (Emergency Exercise) of Fraport Greece, had as common goal the evaluation of the operational effectiveness of the emergency response procedures, the implementation of the system of sorting, care and transportation of injuries (Triage) and communication and cooperation with the other involved emergency rescue agencies (General Secretariat for Civil Protection, Fire Brigade & Hellenic Police).
The exercise took place in the presence of the President of EKAB Nikos Papaefstathiou, the Regional Governor of Central Macedonia Apostolos Tzitzikostas and the Chief Operations Officer of Fraport Greece Ilias Maragakis.
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