Hospitals Ordered To Prepare For Songkran Road Accidents

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Hospitals ordered to prepare for Songkran road accidents

BANGKOK, 7 April 2011 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has asked all hospitals nationwide to stay alert around the clock to deal with emergency cases during Songkran Festival, which is likely to begin as early as 11 April 2011 and last until 17 April.

Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit stated that he has assigned all 875 hospitals across the country to reserve blood and ensure that operation rooms and emergency wards are ready to handle frequent accidents during the Festival.

The minister added that 9,860 emergency medical teams are ready to be dispatched around the clock throughout the festival. He targeted that at least 80% of the emergency teams must reach scenes of accident within 15 minutes of each call, in order to rescue the victims in time.

Mr Jurin continued that the ministry this year has targeted to cut the injury and fatality rates by 5% compared with the figures last year when 361 people died and 3,802 others were injured. 20% of casualities were youth aged less than 25 years.

The minister announced that this year the ministry will enforce the 2008 Alcoholic Beverage Control Act in a stricter manner since alcohol claims over 40% of the total road accidents. He said checkpoints will be set up in 100 accident prone spots along highways as well.

-- NNT 2011-04-07

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People urged to donate blood during Songkran

BANGKOK, 7 April 2011 (NNT) – The National Blood Center of the Thai Red Cross Society has called for blood donations in order to fill in the depleting blood reserves necessary for use during the upcoming long holidays of Songkran.

According to National Blood Center Director Medical Doctor Soisa-ang Pikulsod, the center will organize a 9-day campaign encouraging people to donate blood from 9 to 17 April 2011 at the National Blood Center on Henri Dunant Road in Bangkok.

The center must find at least 1,500 units of blood daily while keeping a minimum of 3,000 units in reserves per day in order to meet demands of patients in all hospitals. Blood demands during Songkran Festival are usually high due to frequent occurrences of road accidents.

23% of blood demands are from patients who need to receive blood throughout their life time such as those with Thalassemia and Haemophilia. The rest are for patients with cancer and heart diseases, surgery, child deliveries as well as emergency rooms for victims of accidents.

Each blood donor participating in the project will be given a T-shirt screened with the sentence ‘I am a blood donor.’ Apart from the center in Bangkok, interested donors can participate in the project at five regional offices in Chiang Mai, Chon Buri, Songkhla, Ubon Ratchathani and Phuket.

Further information can be enquired by dialing 02-256-4300, 02-263-9600-99 Ext 1101 or www.redcross.or.th.

-- NNT 2011-04-07

[CHANGOVER]

Don't encourage them please!

Last time they threw it all over the place around this time last year!

[Bagwan]

Another volume of hot air to say "what a good job I'm doing." I should think that the hospitals know only too well what to expect in the coming weeks and have planned accordingly. IMO this sort of public announcement makes the originator look even more stupid than he/she is.

[ginjag]

Another volume of hot air to say "what a good job I'm doing." I should think that the hospitals know only too well what to expect in the coming weeks and have planned accordingly. IMO this sort of public announcement makes the originator look even more stupid than he/she is.

Looks to me it's not the foreigners that are draining the hospitals of funds. The thread headline would be worded similar if there was an all out war, with hand to hand fighting in the streets--but then again there is a similarity, with the local village gangs on m/bikes-drunk and spoiling for a fight, armed with long knives. The law should read--all motor cycle tyres SHALL be deflated from the 7th to the 14th.

[pogal]

Yeah, apparently the government has to "order" the hospitals to prepare for Songkran otherwise they all go home or forget about it! 5555555

Phew luckily that minister has "ordered" the hospitals to prepare this year! He is so smart, we should all vote for him in the next election! 555 what a sausage!55555

Ministry of Silly Walks indeed!

[sirchai]

He targeted that at least 80% of the emergency teams must reach scenes of accident within 15 minutes of each call, in order to rescue the victims in time.

What a joke! An emergency team here in the lower northeast contains an old Pick Up truck and two guys, mostly also being drunk.

Have you guys ever seen a Thai making space for an ambulance with flashing lights and a siren?

"He targeted,,,,holy shit.:jap:

[sirchai]

Yeah, apparently the government has to "order" the hospitals to prepare for Songkran otherwise they all go home or forget about it! 5555555

Phew luckily that minister has "ordered" the hospitals to prepare this year! He is so smart, we should all vote for him in the next election! 555 what a sausage!55555

Ministry of Silly Walks indeed!

The minister added that 9,860 emergency medical teams are ready to be dispatched around the clock throughout the festival.

Why can't they just 'upgrade' them to 10,000 teams. When it's working at Thai schools, why not for emergency, 55555555 medical 5555555 teams? :jap: