World Trauma Day is on 17 October and Life Entabeni Hospital will be hosting an emergency/trauma demonstration, to show the public just what goes into a trauma/emergency situation. Anyone is welcome to go along and watch.
The demonstration will take place at the helipad parking at Life Entabeni Hospital at 9am. The entire helipad parking deck will be blocked off for this demonstration.
There will be a simulation of a motor vehicle accident with two occupants in the vehicle. At approximately 9.15am emergency personnel will be ‘dispatched’ to attend to the scene. In addition to the ambulance services being ‘dispatched’, the fire department will also be ‘dispatched’ to utilise the Jaws of Life to extricate the occupants of the vehicle. One person will be ‘transported’ to hospital via ambulance and the other will be ‘transported’ via helicopter. A helicopter will be dispatched and will land on the helipad to transport the ‘patient’. All the above will be carried out as it would be in a real-life emergency situation!
World Trauma Day emphasises the importance of saving and protecting a life during the most critical moments and preparing and applying critical measures to deal with and avoid trauma fatalities.
This day highlights the increasing rate of accidents and injuries causing death and disability across the world, and the need to prevent them. It also focuses on the critical role of effective pre-hospital trauma care during the life-threatening moments after a crash when efficient emergency services can have a significant impact in minimising injuries and trauma fatalities.