昨夜１０時ごろから病院への電力供給が停止し、いつものように非常用発電機が稼動しました
ところがこの停電が非常に長い時間復旧せず、朝の８時には発電機のディーゼル燃料が尽きて、自動的に停止しました
病院が停電になると電気が使えないだけではなく、吸引器や医療用圧縮空気などもすべて停止します
折りしも手術室では帝王切開の手術がおこなわれており、比較的出血も少なかったので、なんとか懐中電灯で手術を無事に終了したということです
この病院では一日平均３０例の出産があり、そのうちの約１５％が帝王切開によるものです
ということは一日平均３例以上の帝王切開手術があります
病院の非常用発電機は１０時間までバックアップできる燃料が入っていますが、これを超えるときは途中で給油の必要があります
８時１５分に病院に着いて事態を把握し、燃料の手配をして待っている間に、電力供給が再開したために重大な事態は避けられましたが、かなり重大なできごとでした
At 10:00 last night the electricity service to the hospital had broken down and the emergency generator had started as usual.
However the break down had continued so long time and 8:00 in the morning the fuel of the generator was running out and electricity service in the hospital was completely stopped.
Once the electricity breaks down in the hospital, not only the light but also all electric instruments for example the suction pump and medical compressed air doesn’t work at all.
When the electricity service stopped the Caesarian section procedure had been undergoing in the operation theatre but fortunately it was not so much bleeding and finished successfully.
There are 30 cases of the new delivery a day in average in this hospital and about 15% of them are done by the Caesarian section procedure.
It means at least 3 cases a day.
The emergency generator in the hospital is designed for the 10hours continuous back up but if the break down continues more it is necessary to refill the fuel.
I arrived to the hospital at 8:15 and understood the situation.
The electrician contacted with the fuel provider and when we were waiting for the fuel arriving the electricity service restored and the critical situation was avoided.
However it was the very serious incident.
ところがこの停電が非常に長い時間復旧せず、朝の８時には発電機のディーゼル燃料が尽きて、自動的に停止しました
病院が停電になると電気が使えないだけではなく、吸引器や医療用圧縮空気などもすべて停止します
折りしも手術室では帝王切開の手術がおこなわれており、比較的出血も少なかったので、なんとか懐中電灯で手術を無事に終了したということです
この病院では一日平均３０例の出産があり、そのうちの約１５％が帝王切開によるものです
ということは一日平均３例以上の帝王切開手術があります
病院の非常用発電機は１０時間までバックアップできる燃料が入っていますが、これを超えるときは途中で給油の必要があります
８時１５分に病院に着いて事態を把握し、燃料の手配をして待っている間に、電力供給が再開したために重大な事態は避けられましたが、かなり重大なできごとでした
At 10:00 last night the electricity service to the hospital had broken down and the emergency generator had started as usual.
However the break down had continued so long time and 8:00 in the morning the fuel of the generator was running out and electricity service in the hospital was completely stopped.
Once the electricity breaks down in the hospital, not only the light but also all electric instruments for example the suction pump and medical compressed air doesn’t work at all.
When the electricity service stopped the Caesarian section procedure had been undergoing in the operation theatre but fortunately it was not so much bleeding and finished successfully.
There are 30 cases of the new delivery a day in average in this hospital and about 15% of them are done by the Caesarian section procedure.
It means at least 3 cases a day.
The emergency generator in the hospital is designed for the 10hours continuous back up but if the break down continues more it is necessary to refill the fuel.
I arrived to the hospital at 8:15 and understood the situation.
The electrician contacted with the fuel provider and when we were waiting for the fuel arriving the electricity service restored and the critical situation was avoided.
However it was the very serious incident.