World Emergency Medicine Day: Iswary a Hospital Holds Mock Drill on External Disaster and Emergency Management
Chennai, May 27th, 2025: In commemor ation of World Emergency Medicine Da y, Iswarya Hospital, a super speciality ho spital at OMR, Chennai, conducted a co mprehensive mock drill today to simulat e real-time emergency response protoc ols and reinforce preparedness for casu alty incidents and critical emergencies in the city. The purpose of this exercise was to assess the hospital’s readiness, coordination of response, efficiency in triage, and critical care capabilities duri ng a mass casualty incident. The mock drill happened from 12 to 3 pm today, around 10 victims were brought to the hospital in ambulances for the mock drill stimulation.
The drill brought together around 40 ho spital staff which included a multidiscip linary team of doctors, nurses, paramed ics, and support staff, demonstrating co ordinated actions in response to a hypo thetical emergency scenario. The simula tion included triage, patient stabilisa tio n, trauma care, evidence-based practice, code blue system, disaster managemen ent, ventilator facilities and emergency evacuation, aiming to evaluate response times, resource mobilisation, and interd epartmental coordination.
“Iswarya Hospital’s Accident and Emerg ency (A&E) Department is a state-of-th e-art facility offering round-the-clock c are, designed to provide immediate, life-saving medical attention with the highe st level of efficiency and expertise, ” said Dr Janarthanan, Head of Emergency De partment, Iswarya Hospital. Iswarya Ho spital has a dedicated 18 beds to handle any kind of emergency medical services in saving lives and our staff are equippe d to manage any situation efficiently an d confidently, added Dr Janarthanan.
“This mock drill is part of our continuo us efforts to remain at the forefront of emergency preparedness, Iswarya Hosp ital reaffirms its commitment to excelle nce in emergency care and readiness to serve the community during times of cri sis, said Dr Arun Muthuvel, MD, Iswarya Hospital
World Emergency Medicine Day, obser ved annually on May 27, aims to raise a wareness about the importance of timel y, efficient emergency medical care and the dedication of professionals working in emergency departments worldwide.
