China News Service, Chengdu, September 5th (Reporter Wang Peng) The reporter learned from many hospitals in Sichuan Province on September 5 that after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan, medical rescue teams from many hospitals have rushed to help. .
The National (Sichuan) Chinese Medicine Emergency Medical Rescue Team is on its way to help.
Photo courtesy of Sichuan Orthopaedic Hospital
According to the Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, the hospital immediately organized an emergency rescue and rapid response team of 9 people and two ambulances to set off at 13:36, and rushed to Luding as an advance team to carry out medical rescue.
Medical staff from Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital prepare to leave.
Photo courtesy of Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
According to the Sichuan Provincial Orthopaedic Hospital, 2 minutes after the earthquake, the National (Sichuan) Chinese Medicine Emergency Medical Rescue Team responded immediately after receiving the call from the Emergency Office of the Sichuan Provincial Health and Health Commission. Hospital) President Shen Hai and Vice President Zhang Huiwu/Captain quickly analyzed the disaster situation, assembled team members, dispatched emergency supplies, and dispatched a rapid response team to the earthquake area to carry out rescue work.
The rapid response team set off 30 minutes after the earthquake. The team was led by Director Liu Zhigang of the Emergency Office, with 10 team members and 2 ambulances, carrying first aid medicines, hospital preparations, medical consumables and various emergency supplies to the earthquake area.
The members of the rapid response team specialize in emergency management, traditional Chinese medicine orthopedics, emergency, trauma orthopedics, spinal surgery, anesthesia, nursing, logistics support, etc.
Medical staff from Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital prepare to leave.
Photo courtesy of Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
It is reported that the epicenter of the earthquake was located in Moxi Town, Luding County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
According to estimates by the Sichuan Earthquake Disaster Rapid Assessment System, the highest earthquake intensity reaches IX degrees (9 degrees), and the area of 6 degrees (6 degrees) and above is about 13,011.65 square kilometers and has a population of about 580,000 people. Preliminary estimates may cause casualties.
After the Luding earthquake, the Sichuan Provincial Transportation Administration and Law Enforcement Corps responded immediately, urging all toll stations to open emergency rescue channels. At present, there are 708 emergency rescue channels opened on expressways in the province.
The first batch of rescue vehicles passed through the Luding toll station at 14:20.
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