The Expo 2020 Dubai office has established a health center to treat the emergencies of employees at the Expo 2020 Dubai event, which starts in October next year, exhibitors and visitors, free of charge, during the current construction period and during the event which will conclude in April 2021, until the end of 2021.
The Expo Emergency Center is the first of its kind in the region. It focuses on providing immediate specialist care during what is described as a "critical hour", following an incident that requires injured people to receive emergency health care.
The center, run by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), operates 24 hours a day, has a staff of 20 and has 13 beds. It offers a variety of consultations, treatments and isolation services, with the potential to lower air pressure levels in isolation rooms, case assessments and rooms. For the treatment of organic symptoms and hospitalization.
Mohammed Al Mazmi, Vice President of Health and Safety at Expo 2020 Dubai, told Emirates Today that the center includes a helipad to transport critical cases to the nearest hospital, in addition to ambulances from Dubai Ambulance, which is working to transport The injured to hospitals if necessary. ”
He pointed out that the capabilities of the center simulate the capabilities and equipment available in a private or modern hospital, pointing out that it works to provide immediate care for patients, and ensure the stability of their cases if necessary.
Al Mazmi said that the center, in cooperation with the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), is organizing health awareness campaigns that will last until the end of September, focusing on caring for employees' nutrition patterns, raising their health awareness and conducting tests.
He added that the work at the site «Expo 2020 Dubai» is ongoing around the clock, and employs about 40 thousand workers of various nationalities and companies, and therefore there is a need for an emergency center that meets the need in the event of an accident or any work injuries, to treat the injured or sick Fast.
He stated that the location of the center is close to the main street, so as to facilitate the transfer of sick or injured cases that need treatment in a hospital, as it is close to the event (Expo).
He stressed that the center aims primarily to spread health awareness among all workers in «Expo», as it is concerned with the organization of preventive and training workshops for workers on the site, against accidents and injuries, and awareness about food and health habits, so the center is preventive before being therapeutic, pointing to The Center is carrying out training in batches for the workers at the site, in a tent equipped and attached to it, by doctors and specialists from the Authority, and began the training and awareness phase from last July, and continue until next September.
Dr. Moayad Abdul Ghani, Acting Director of Expo Emergency Center, said: `` The Expo Emergency Center, which was launched in November 2018, is equipped with the necessary equipment to receive any emergencies or medical condition for a maximum of six hours. '' Reviewers.
He added that the number of medical staff changes between the period of construction and during and after the event, and depends on the number of cases and the number of visitors to the center, which currently includes three people (doctor and two nurses), in addition to a team of Dubai Ambulance, and during the event (Expo events), the number of Medical staff to 20 people, including three doctors working around the clock, explaining that the center classifies the case when received, and then presented to the doctor for medical consultation, and if the case is simple treatment in the center, or if it is critical to be transferred to the hospital «NMC» 15 minutes from the center, or to any hospital nearby.
Abdul-Ghani pointed out that the doctors working in the center, whether before, during or after the event, are emergency medical specialists, adding that the case transferred from the center to any hospital, have priority to enter the hospital immediately.
He explained that the Authority's objective in establishing the «Emergency Expo Center» is not limited to the treatment of medical cases and injuries in «Expo», but to spread health awareness through awareness campaigns for workers in the construction area, pointing out that the center launched awareness campaigns on how to deal with injuries and work environment Dust, dust, sunstroke, and other campaigns on chronic diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes and blood pressure, as well as blood donation campaigns.
The center is currently carrying out the largest campaign entitled «Summer is not», which lasts for three months, and includes 18 awareness workshops, six workshops per month, including the work environment and vision examination and dental examination and detection of chronic diseases, and others.
Sections of the Center
The Expo Emergency Center has several sections: consultation room, recovery room, pre-isolation room, isolation room, treatment room, assessment and classification room, recovery room, laboratory, pharmacy, meetings, and two waiting rooms for men and women.
Moayad Abdul Ghani:
• «6 hours maximum duration of treatment of medical conditions and injuries in the center».