Skip in Baabe: Evacuated Clinic - three employees injured!

Skip in Baabe: Evacuated Clinic - three employees injured!

Strandstraße, 18586 Baabe, Deutschland - this morning, around 9:30 a.m., a scary incident occurred in the mother-child clinic in Baabe on the island of Rügen. A deflection in the kitchen led to strong smoke development, which caused both patients and staff on alert. Fortunately, the incident remains lightly, since only three kitchen employees suffered minor injuries that were treated on site. The relatives of the clinic breathed in because there were no more serious injuries to complain.

The rapid action of the emergency services was crucial: around 100 firefighters from the surrounding towns of Baabe, Sellin, Göhren, Lancken-Granitz and Middelhagen were alerted. Two emergency doctors and 20 rescue workers from the "fast group of rescue" were also on site to ensure that the highest medical standards could be observed. The [Norddeutsche Rundschau] (https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/vorpommern/verpuffung-in-baabe-glht-glimpf-aus, Mvregiogiogswald-194.html) emphasizes that nobody was seriously at risk and that the fire brigade was not available as an open fire.

evacuation and emergency management

The entire clinic company was evacuated as a precaution, which is of the greatest importance in such a situation. As the [Safe Hospital] (https://www.icheres-krankenhaus.de/ge- undebergendendende-themen/ge- undebergreifende-themen/notfallmanagement) notes, clinics must be particularly well prepared in such events. With a high proportion of patients who may be restricted mobility, evacuation often becomes a real challenge. In this case, however, the emergency services managed to bring all patients and employees out of the danger zone.

The clinic could be entered again after about two hours and the company was continued quickly. This shows how important structured emergency plans are. Even if such incidents occur rarely, emergency management in healthcare is of crucial importance. The protection of employees and patients is always the top priority.

The police are currently investigating the exact cause of the deflection. It remains to be seen whether technical failure or human misconduct has caused the incident. However, one thing is certain: the fast and coordinated reaction of all emergency services has prevented worse and showed that the right measures can be taken in an emergency.