Repetitive Disaster Response Training Essential... Daedong Hospital Participates in Radiation Emergency Medical Support Team Pilot Training

A representative from Daedong Hospital is participating in the '2022 Radiation Non-Exposure Medical Support Team Pilot Training' and receiving patient treatment training.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Doo-yeol] Daedong Hospital participated in the ‘2022 Radiation Emergency Medical Support Team Pilot Training’ held at the Kori Nuclear Power Plant on the 23rd, conducting drills for responding to radioactive material leakage accidents and expanding the Emergency Medical Assistance Team (REMAT).

Daedong Hospital formed an emergency medical team consisting of eight members, including Chief Park Ju-yeon of the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, nurses, emergency medical technicians, radiologists, and administrative staff, to participate in the training.

This training was the first large-scale joint radiation emergency medical support team drill conducted in the southeastern region since the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition to Daedong Hospital, about 200 personnel from the Armed Forces Capital, Daegu, Daejeon, and Hampyeong Hospitals, Donggang Hospital, Seoul National University Hospital, and Pohang St. Mary’s Hospital participated in the training.

The pilot training was hosted by the Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences and organized by the Southeastern Regional Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences.

The training aimed to strengthen the functions of radiation emergency medical institutions based in the southeastern region, expand the emergency medical assistance team, and inspect the emergency medical response system assuming a radioactive material leakage accident during transport.

The training scenario was based on a radioactive material leakage accident caused by a transport vehicle accident near the radioactive waste disposal site in Gyeongju.

The drill checked on-site response dispatch and activities due to multiple casualties, initial on-site response training, handover at the medical post, and withdrawal procedures, all conducted as if at an actual accident scene.

Daedong Hospital was deployed on-site with the primary initial response mission to respond to the radiation accident and participated in the training including ▲installation and dismantling of the on-site response tent ▲triage and emergency treatment of casualties ▲establishment of an emergency medical post and patient decontamination, treatment, and transport ▲withdrawal after response activities, and verification of exposure testing procedures for response personnel.

Despite difficult training conditions due to rain, the hospital actively participated in the training and received praise from officials.

Chief Park Ju-yeon of the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at Daedong Hospital, who participated in the training, said, “Since Busan is home to nuclear power plants and waste disposal sites in nearby areas, thorough inspections and repetitive disaster response training are essential to prevent accidents.” She added, “Although the training was tough, it was a meaningful time to feel the responsibility and duty of medical institutions to protect the safety and health of local residents.”

Daedong Hospital was designated as a national radiation emergency medical institution by the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission in 2020.

The hospital participates in the national radiation emergency medical system, which consists of the National Radiation Emergency Medical Center within the Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences and regional medical institutions nationwide, to provide medical response for radiation-exposed patients.

The 31 radiation emergency medical institutions designated nationwide are responsible for on-site emergency treatment, transport, and treatment of radiation-exposed patients in the event of radioactive leakage accidents.

A representative from Daedong Hospital is taking a group commemorative photo after participating in the '2022 Radiation Non-Destructive Medical Support Team Pilot Training.'

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