Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Train Fire

 
 



10:01 The Yarkon Region's Dispatch center receives the emergency call informing that a fire broke out on a passenger train about 400 meters from the central Israeli town of Shfayim (just between Herzelia and Netanya).

The event was immediately declared a Mass Casualty Event.

10:06 MDA medical teams are already at the site, treating the casualties.

The Yarkon and the Sharon Regional directors controlled the incident with the backup of emergency medical vehicles and medical teams from the Yarkon, Sharon, Dan and Ayalon Regions.
MDA's activities were supervised by MDA Director General.
Dispatched lifesaving vehicles 34 standard  ambulances, 7 MICUs and a Mass Casualty Response Vehicle (MCRV)

The medical teams treated 116 casualties, 5 of them moderately hurt in the fire. The other 100 lightly injured. Injuries were mostly burns, smoke inhalation and cuts and bruises resulting from broken glass.

MDA emergency vehicles evacuated the injured to Laniado hospital in Netanya, Meir in Kefar Saba, Beilinson in Petach Tiqva, Sharon in Petach Tiqva, Ichilov in Tel Aviv and Tel Hashomer in Ramat Gan. .

12:30 Last casualty evacuated, event concluded


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