China News Service, Beijing, November 8th (Chen Hang and Zhang Siqi) The National Alpine Ski Center venue team organized an ambulance transfer exercise under ice and snow on the 7th to provide medical protection for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics alpine skiing events Work effectively "warm up".

  In the event of extreme ice and snow during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the probability of athletes' injuries will greatly increase, rescue helicopters will not be able to take off, and the roads will be slippery and slippery. Therefore, ambulance transfer is particularly important.

  Since November 6, the Yanqing Winter Olympics has ushered in the first large-scale snowfall this year.

Extreme weather has brought a test to the operation of the Yanqing Winter Olympics, and it has also become the best time for "preparation and training" in various venues and fields.

The stadium team of the National Alpine Ski Center organized on the 7th an ambulance transfer exercise in snowy weather.

Photo by Zhang Siqi

  At 10:30 on the 7th, with an order from the secretary general of the venue, the exercise officially kicked off.

Under strong winds and icy and snowy weather, all team members coordinated and cooperated closely to fully prevent and control the epidemic.

Emergency dispatching of 1 Unimog and 2 off-road vehicles from Beijing Emergency Center in the medical business field, as well as relevant personnel in place, quickly and safely transfer the critically wounded from the athlete’s medical station to the designated hospital, and excellently complete the various transfer procedures, and the exercise has reached The expected effect.

  Previously, the stadium team of the National Alpine Ski Center formulated a detailed exercise plan based on emergency plans and weather conditions.

This exercise achieved the goal of quickly transporting the wounded by ambulances through measures such as additional professional off-road vehicles, temporary traffic control, optimization of the transfer process, and close cooperation with various departments.

  "The ambulance transfer exercise conducted under blizzard conditions not only exercised the national alpine ski center stadium team support team, but also tested the medical security team’s ability to transfer the wounded in complex rescue situations, and the ambulance in extreme ice and snow conditions. Vehicle conditions and driving skills in wet and slippery road conditions, as well as the coordination and cooperation capabilities of medical stations and ambulances." said Wang Li, medical manager of the National Alpine Ski Center.

  Wang Li said that in the next step, the stadium team of the National Alpine Ski Center will focus on details, further improve and optimize various emergency plans, and actively make various preparations to welcome the arrival of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics.

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