Training exercises simulating an emergency — a fire in the urology unit — were held at the National Hospital in Bishkek. The press center of the Ministry of Health reported.
According to the report, all departments of the urology unit participated in the training. A full evacuation was carried out during the exercises, including bedridden patients and medical staff.
To extinguish the simulated fire and ensure safety, four fire stations from Bishkek were involved. Special equipment and rescue tools were deployed in collaboration with the city’s headquarters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the rescue service, enabling the successful evacuation of people from the fifth to the second floor of the building.
The Minister of Health, Erkin Checheybaev, personally supervised the rescue and evacuation simulation. He emphasized the importance of such events to improve the readiness of medical workers and emergency services for potential emergencies.
A fire broke out at the Research Institute of Cardiac Surgery and Organ Transplantation on February 11 at about 9 p.m. As a result, two children died, 260 people were evacuated, 31 patients were transferred to other hospitals, 19 pre-operative patients were sent home. A criminal case was opened under the article «Violation of Fire Safety Rules» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
