Drills were held at the capital's polyclinics, ambulance stations, and infectious disease centers to test readiness for outbreaks of acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) and influenza. Medical staff practiced responding to a mass influx of patients with severe respiratory infections, according to infohub.kz.
At the fifth polyclinic, a scenario simulating a mass admission of ARVI patients was staged. Medical personnel practiced initial reception and triage of patients, as well as separating patient flows, conducting examinations, entering data into the medical information system (MIS), and collecting samples for influenza and COVID-19 testing.
Additionally, according to the drill scenario, ambulances brought a large number of patients with severe illness to the infectious disease hospital. Paramedics trained to act as in real life: quickly assessing a person's condition before arriving at the hospital, providing first aid in the vehicle, and promptly transmitting all patient data to doctors in the admission ward.
Attention was also given to medical triage during a mass influx of patients (under the scenario, up to 30 Kazakhstanis arrived within 2 hours), as well as distributing people in hospitals taking into account bed availability and readiness to deploy additional infectious disease beds.
Separately, medical staff trained to work as a unified mechanism so that ambulances, polyclinics, hospitals, and laboratories could understand each other instantly. The safety of the doctors themselves was not forgotten. Strict checks were conducted on how they use protective suits and masks.
Now the organizers will conduct a "debriefing." They will analyze all mistakes and address weak points. All this is done for one goal: to ensure that in winter, when people start falling ill en masse, the system does not fail and every patient receives timely care.
Earlier, Kursiv wrote that several people in Kazakhstan had already contracted the H1N1 strain.