Emergency jubilee exercises at Rome’s Ostiense station were successful

The exercises in preparation for the Jubilee at the Ostiense railway station in Rome ended last evening around 1:40. The scenario involved an accident with a fire on board the train, as a result of which injured people of varying severity received treatment directly on the platforms: emergency services set up an advanced medical facility to assist patients and refer them to hospitals, while those who were uninjured and in shock, assisted by civil protection psychologists. About twenty hospitals took part in the exercises. About a thousand people were involved in the action, including law enforcement, health and civil protection workers, in the presence of the Prefect of Rome, Lamberto Giannini, and various representatives of the forces on the ground. The second phase of the exercise will take place in hospitals, where they will deal with the injured (around 70) and medical emergencies. “We have met the agreed intervention deadlines,” commented Prefect Giannini. “The condition of the injured was stabilized and they were sent to hospitals. “Based on the initial assessment, we are satisfied with the way the advanced medical facility was set up and with the fact that all the injured were visited and stabilized within an hour, with an initial assessment enabling targeted intervention in hospitals and provision of initial care based on information gathered on site.” “It is important that the mechanism works on this evening, in such lighting and weather conditions. This is a test that is currently running well. At the end of the exercise, we will see what the results will be and what improvements may need to be made,” explained General Carlo Catalano, Inspector General of Military Health.