The reality of hospitals in the south and the Bekaa after the madness of Israeli aggression: This is the only situation that worries us

Inside the operating rooms, and in the corridors of the different departments, those injured by Israeli bombing are distributed in intensive care, recovery rooms, emergency rooms, and others. Hospitals in the south, as well as in the Bekaa, which bear the greatest burden of casualties as a result of the continuous bombing, are trying to resist and continue their battle on the earth by rescuing the wounded and wounded.

The mad party that Israel has been leading for more than a week has not weakened the resolve of the medical teams and the health sector, which are still standing with their abilities and fatigue to continue the work they have Fatigue, Fatigue, and Continuity This is how the situation of conflict hospitals trying to deal with all health issues can be shortened, especially after they reach their maximum capacity.

Repeating the Gaza scene?

Due to the impact of these events, it should be noted that the air attack carried out by the Israeli army was aimed near the Nabih Berri Government Hospital in Nabatieh, less than 100 meters from its parking lot, since the attack caused great damage. to the hospital departments, and a state of panic and tension between patients and medical and nursing staff there.

The biggest concern is turning hospitals into battlefields, as happened in Gaza, and this is the tragedy!

Hospitals have so far been successful in absorbing the impact of the war according to the health plan, but there is something that the head of the Syndicate of Private Hospitals, Suleiman Haroun, fears in his interview with “An-Nahar”, that is that the war drags on for weeks, and that the attacks will continue, as we have been seeing for days. Then we will reach a stage where medical staff will become tired and exhausted and unable to continue their work, regardless of the capacity of hospitals, because we know full well that capacity has limits human, and that medical teams cannot continue to carry out continuous operations in this. mode for a long time.

Therefore, the health plan includes sending the wounded and cases to other areas to relieve pressure on first-line hospitals, while there is continuous coordination between hospitals to manage cases. movement As Haroun points out, we can still absorb the situation.

In this context, it is clear that what the Lebanese hospitals saw during the explosion of builders and wireless communication devices is not comparable to any other health event. The challenges were great and difficult, the operations were complex and continuous, and most cases required years of medical examination and subsequent operations. The health department had barely caught its breath when it found itself in a battle that was not so strong, with continuous airstrikes that resulted in hundreds of martyrs and thousands of wounded and injured people.

Likewise, Haroun admits that “what we saw in the explosions of builders and wireless communication devices is not comparable to what we experienced in the war of July 2006. Rather, it is not valid compared to done, because the issues that arose from the explosion of callers It caused complex and multifaceted situations in One organization, and it requires years of continuous treatment and operations Also, the influx of 3,000 cases within half an hour means an event in itself that is difficult to understand. “

The concentration of injuries and the crowd of people in front of the entrance to the American University of Beirut (An Nahar)

Reduction of medical staff

The General Director of Dar Al Amal Hospital, Dr. Ali Allam, and the CEO of the Private Hospitals Syndicate share the same concerns. He spoke to “An-Nahar” about what worries him, noting that “the biggest concern is the lack of medical teams that work day and night.” We fear that things will become more difficult if something happens that prevents other health teams from arriving. the hospital, with the doctors and nurses present in the hospital unable to continue their work.” “Performing their duties as a result of prolonged harassment.”

In addition to this situation, Allam says that “the hospital is ready to receive cases, and we have not yet reached the maximum capacity. The situation is under control and there are no difficult cases, mostly -some of them are considered moderate, and all of them have medical supplies and medicines available, and they have no fear of being stopped.”

The Israeli aircraft did not spare several areas, including the city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, which was subjected to missile attacks and bombings that resulted in the death of many and the wounding of many civilians. Dr. Abbas Shukr, General Director of Baalbek Government Hospital, confirms that “the injuries that arrived at the hospital were minor or fatal, meaning that the victims were killed.” “

Therefore, we did not see many cases, and most of them were mild and did not require hospitalization. The situation is still under control, but we are against an enemy that does not recognize any controls, and all conditions are on the table. We saw what he did in hospitals in Gaza and in the south today, so we do our duty and the rest is “up to God.”

The influence of geographical location

The pressure on some hospitals may be much less than others, depending on their location and the strength of the bombing in the area.

The director of the Nabatieh Government Hospital, Dr. Hassan Wazna, does not hide the great challenges that the hospital faced, especially with several injuries and martyrs. It is true that the number of injured people exceeds the capacity of the hospital, both in terms of the number of beds and operating rooms, but the medical team managed to deal with the crisis and “did their duty properly” .”

During one insane bombing, the hospital received 18 martyrs and 182 wounded, whose injuries ranged from moderate to critical.

In front of the perimeter of Nabih Berri Hospital in Nabatieh (An-Nahar)

Critical care emergency

As a result of three days of madness Nabatieh Hospital reached its maximum capacity, according to what the head of the intensive care department, Dr. Hassan Abu Abbas, confirms, when he says, “The intensive care rooms all become full, and all matter is there. attached to artificial respiration.”

According to the description of Abu Abbas, “Things were terrible, and we could not operate on some of the wounded due to the great pressure in the operating rooms. God help us if things like this continue.”

Everyone says that the main problem is the arrival of a large number of casualties at the same time, and this is what made doctors divide the crisis into several stages to evaluate on the condition of each patient before transfer to the appropriate department.

The operating rooms see continuous work day and night, according to what has been confirmed by the head of the Department of General Surgery at the Nabatieh Government Hospital, Dr. Mokhtar Marwa, who explains that “necessarily some of the injuries to more than one operation, and to more than one organ, as a result of the common injury to which they were exposed.”

Marwa said: “The types and types of injuries vary, but most of the cases we have seen include abdominal injuries, limb amputations, chest injuries, internal organ fractures , abdominal bleeding, liver and kidney injury, and others.”

In conclusion, it is clear that the first goal now for this southern hospital is to stabilize the medical issues so that they can be transferred to other hospitals. Thus, keeping the hospital fully prepared to receive new emergency cases. This is the reality of the Nabatieh Hospital today, a bee that does not stop, and doctors who continue to treat the wounded and save them, even if the situation stops them all.