JEDDAH, May 31 (Bernama-SPA) -- As part of its field preparations for the Hajj season 1446 AH, the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) has completed the preparation of over 7,500 boxes of medical supplies and medications, encompassing more than two million medical items, to equip ambulances, vehicles, and medical bags.
According to Saudi Press Agency (SPA) to enhance field emergency response, the SRCA supported the Grand Mosque area in Makkah and the holy sites with three mobile medical supply vehicles carrying over 30,000 medical items.
With over 200,000 medical items distributed in strategic storage locations in Mina and Muzdalifah, the authority's total medical reserve for the Hajj season amounts to more than 12.5 million medical items and medications, spread across three strategic locations in Makkah.
The medical consumables box system can provide emergency medical care for 20 to 30 regular emergency cases and 15 to 20 acute and critical cases.
Furthermore, ambulances are equipped with essential devices such as defibrillators, oxygen cylinders, vital signs monitors, suction devices, wooden splints, cervical collars, and limb stabilization tools.
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