Overview of emergency medical assistance during FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia March 2018
14 June 15 July 2018 in Russia will be held the world s brightest sporting event FIFA World Cup. FIFA World Cup 2018 The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The final tournament will involve 32 national teams, which include 31 teams determined through qualifying competitions and the automatically qualified host team. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities. The final is expected to take place in Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium.
Location Moscow Saint-Petersburg Sochi Volgograd Samara Saransk Nizhny Novgorod Ekaterinburg Rostov on Don Kazan Kaliningrad
Central cluster, Moscow The opening match and the final will be held in Moscow in Luzhniki Otkrytie Arena Spartak, Moscow
North-West Cluster Piter-Arena, Saint- Petersburg Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Volga Cluster Volgograd Arena Kazan Arena Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Samara Arena
Volzhsky cluster Mordovia Arena, Saransk Asian cluster Ekaterinburg Arena
Southern cluster Rostov Arena, Rostov on Don Fisht Stadium, Sochi
Emergency & Healthcare Facilities There are 11 hospitals in all cities which are included into the program of preparation for FIFA World Cup - 2018. They have been chosen on a territorial basis and taking in account their medical profiles: - Ambulance - Emergency medicine - Emergency surgery - Traumatology In all clusters there will be local emergency teams (MCHS), ambulances. MCHS teams will be responsible for the first emergency help and for evacuating patients to the hospital by air or ground ambulance.
List of authorized hospitals City clinical hospital of S.P. Botkina, Moscow City ambulance station, Saint-Petersburg Republican Clinical Hospital Ministry of health Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan Rostov regional clinical hospital, Rostov on Don State Clinical Hospital # 4, Sochi Nizhny Novgorod regional clinical hospital of N.A. Semashko, Nizhny Novgorod Kaliningrad regional center for medical prevention and rehabilitation, Kaliningrad Samara regional clinical hospital named V. D. Seredina, Samara The Mordovian Republican clinical hospital, Saransk City clinical emergency hospital N25, Volgograd Sverdlovsk regional clinical hospital N 1, Ekaterinburg
Private Healthcare During the FIFA World Cup 2018 the above mentioned state medical facilities will be a priority but other private and state medical facilities will also be available (more than 500 medical facilities). House-calls / hotel visits will also be available in all clusters. If you are seriously injured or ill your first step is to seek treatment at the nearest hospital or doctor or if you have been involved in an emergency and cannot get to a hospital call the emergency operations centre at 03.
State Clinical Hospital 1 im.n.i.pirogova, Moscow is specialized in: emergency medicine, surgery, neurology, cardiology, traumatology Hospital has about 1400 beds, 93 of them are ICU, 448 therapy, and 36 operations rooms.
State Clinical Hospital # 4, Sochi is specialized in: cardio surgery, vascular surgery, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, therapy, neurology, traumatology. The main specialties of the hospital are cardio surgery including vascular surgery and neurosurgery. Hospital has about 700 beds, 12 of them are ICU
City Clinical Hospital 7, Kazan -works 24 hours -has emergency department, inpatient, incl. ICU, trauma center
Medical Staffing issues v During the FIFA World Cup 2018 in the regions will be on duty a big MCHS team with medical helicopters and 3500 doctors with the ground ambulances and medical units near stadiums. v The number of doctors and nurses in the medical units in the airports will be increased. v Language courses for the staff of all of the hospitals which are part of FIFA program is a must. Some of the hospitals already have doctors who speak English, French, German, Spanish. v There will also be about 15 000 volunteers helping the sportsmen and guests during the FIFA World Cup including medical translators.
Evacuation & Air ambulance access All medical facilities are fully equipped to provide wide range of medical services, but in case patient has to be transported to his home country it can be arranged promptly: ü As soon as the incident has occurred, the patient will be attended by MCHS or duty doctor on site. ü Then, he ll be taken by helicopter or ambulance, depending on situation, to the hospital responsible for this cluster. ü There he ll be provided with all the necessary treatment. If the evacuation is requested either by patient, his home country doctor or his insurance, he ll be stabilized and prepared for the flight in a very short term. ü Medical evacuation is possible to any international airport.
AP Companies wishes all sportsmen and guests of FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia successful performance and joyful attendance with no medical emergencies.
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