Banjarmasin (ANTARA) - The Ulin Regional General Hospital (RSUD Ulin)\nin Banjarmasin has placed a medical team on standby to treat passengers\nfrom the Virgo Transport 8 vessel, which recently lost contact in the\nMasalembo waters of the Java Sea.<\/p>\n
The President Director of RSUD Ulin Banjarmising, Dr Among Wibowo,\nstated in Banjarmasin on Sunday that the hospital has prepared 13\nsurgeons and various healthcare professionals to strengthen the\ntreatment of passengers who will be referred to several hospitals in\nBanjarmasin.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have placed 13 surgeons and healthcare workers on standby to\nanticipate the arrival of victims at Trisakti Port,\u201d said Among.<\/p>\n
He noted that readiness extends beyond medical services for those\nrequiring treatment; it also includes the preparedness of the RSUD Ulin\nEmergency Department (IGD) to receive patients in conditions requiring\nimmediate intervention.<\/p>\n
He added that the hospital is also preparing the mortuary along with\na forensic team as an anticipatory measure in the event that any\nfatalities are brought to RSUD Ulin for identification and further\nprocessing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are also preparing the Emergency Department and the mortuary,\nincluding a forensic team, so that all conditions of the victims can be\nhandled according to medical needs and applicable procedures,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Among explained that 69 victims from the sunken ship, who were\nsuccessfully evacuated by vessels near the scene, are currently en route\nto Trisakti Port, Banjarmasin. Consequently, the hospital must prepare\nfor the possibility of a large number of victims arriving in close\nsuccession.<\/p>\n
This situation necessitates a distribution pattern across several\nhospitals in Banjarmasin to prevent overcrowding at a single healthcare\nfacility and to ensure that victims receive care according to their\nlevel of urgency.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor victims sent to RSUD Ulin, we are in a position to provide\nmedical services and care according to the specific condition of each\nindividual,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
This inter-hospital readiness is expected to accelerate the process\nof triage, evacuation, and treatment, ensuring that patients in critical\ncondition can receive immediate action while others are managed\naccording to the needs and capacity of available healthcare\nfacilities.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ulin-regional-hospital-deploys-medical-team-to-handle-virgo-ship-passengers-1789286408", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }