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Well-trained health providers critical in times of disaster: Expert
The director of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospitalâs (TUTH) Trauma Center, Pradeep Vaidya, who is also the WHO-supported Hospital Preparedness for Emergency Program coordinator, said on Wednesday health care providersâ response to earthquakes in Nepal was resilient because of pre-planning and training initiatives
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he director of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital's (TUTH) Trauma Center, Pradeep Vaidya, who is also the WHO-supported Hospital Preparedness for Emergency Program coordinator, said on Wednesday health care providers' response to earthquakes in Nepal was resilient because of pre-planning and training initiatives.
'The most helpful part during the earthquake response was the hospital emergency preparedness plan. People knew what to do, where to meet and how things will flow when the earthquake happened,' he said in a statement on Wednesday.
'The roster management system worked well,' he went on.
Training in triage management has been an ongoing aspect of WHO's work in Nepal, putting into practice its guidelines and strategies in mass casualty management systems, released in 2007.
WHO says emergency responders could quickly prioritize the injuries and save lives when large number of injured patients began to arrive, thanks to the training. (ebf) (++++)
