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The Glory Elevator in Lisbon derailed, causing 15 dead and 18 injured, including several in serious condition. SIC’s doctor and commentator, Francisco Goiana da Silva, explains what are the procedures commonly adopted in this type of context, in which catastrophe situation is declared.
O This Wednesday, at Calçada da Gloria, in Lisbon. Speaking to journalists, authorities confirmed 15 deadly victims and 18 injured, including several in serious condition. The injured sent to various hospitals in the region, including the Hospitals of São José, Santa Maria, São Francisco Xavier and Cascais.
In the antenna of SIC Notícias, Francisco Goiana da Silva explained that the Portuguese hospitals have contingency plans which must be activated in these types of situations. These plans are governed by a manual that defines the measures to be adopted, including catastrophe scenariosas the one who was declared after the accident with the elevator of glory.
Hospitals in the Lisbon region activated their plans at catastrophe level, namely Local Health Units (ULS) of Santa Maria, São José and Lisbon Western (São Francisco Xavier Hospital). Also hospitals of Cascais and Amadora-Sintra They were fired, although to receive injuries with less seriousness.
Among the 18 injured is a child that, according to the doctor and commentator of SIC, It is not among the most serious cases and is not in life.
Francisco Goiana da Silva also stressed that, in contexts such as this, doctors of various specialties are summoned, since Orthopedics, neurosurgery, internal medicine to intensive care.
“From what I have realized, everything worked like a clock. Doctors, even before being summoned by hospitals, proactively contacted the health units or moved automatically to provide relief, or asked if it was necessary. At this time, in large hospitals, we have more than enough doctors and we are able to give a quiet response within a catastrophe situation. To do, “he reveals.
How is management and screening done in this type of scenarios?
SIC’s doctor and commentator explains that in this type of scenarios, various types of Safety and medical teams and teams.
Then they are Mounted Campaign Hospitals with the objective of stabilizing victims before being sent to hospital units, as well as to “Store the corpses” resulting from this type of accidents.
At least Five people will be in serious conditionhaving been referred to three different hospitals: São José, Santa Maria and São Francisco Xavier. At least One of the injured was ventilated before being transported to the hospital and should be subjected to surgery.
