3. John's medical train trains evacuation with the hospital operations management
A realistic disaster protection exercise took place in the evening in the Darmstadt Clinic. Together with the internal hospital operations, the 3rd medical train of the Johanniter practiced the evacuation of a station-in response to an assumed scenario: a buttery acid attack that led to a technical defect and the immediate closure of a station.
Fast reaction and structured processes
The medical train was alerted at 6 p.m., around 6:45 p.m. the emergency services arrived at the clinic. The internal evacuation had already started. Three quarters of the 40 affected patients were laid within the clinic. Twelve people had to be transported to the surrounding clinics for further care.
A total of around 50 people were involved in the exercise, including 23 emergency services from the Johanniter, 15 mimes as well as employees of the station concerned and the hospital management.
Focus on communication and coordination
The aim of the exercise was to train the cooperation between external and internal actors in an emergency scenario under realistic conditions. Particular attention was paid to the coordination of communication channels, medical processes and transport logistics.
"Especially in complex locations like this, it shows how important coordinated processes and clear communication are. The interaction with the clinic worked very well," explained Florian Beck, deputy train leader of the 3rd medical train.
The Darmstadt Clinic also emphasized the importance of a structured cooperation with the emergency services. The feedback from all involved was consistently positive - further joint exercises are already being planned.
(Darmstadt - Red/Joh)
