09.10.2025 23:30
The terrorist attack drill held in Gaziantep was so realistic that it was hard to distinguish from reality. However, what stood out during the drill were the moments when individuals playing the roles of deceased and injured relatives experienced nervous breakdowns. Those who got carried away by their roles and caused difficult moments for the healthcare workers and police teams were only calmed down with great difficulty.
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The National Medical Rescue Team (UMKE), organized by the Gaziantep Provincial Health Directorate's Emergency Health Services Department, staged a scene reminiscent of movies, receiving high praise from participants during a joint exercise with the Provincial Police Department and the Provincial Gendarmerie Command.
TEAMS STRUGGLED TO CALM THOSE WHO GOT INTO THEIR ROLES
In the realistic exercise, according to the scenario, 5 people lost their lives while teams raced against the clock for 20 injured individuals, some of whom had severed limbs. While the injured, including those in critical condition, were taken to hospitals by ambulances dispatched to the area after the teams' initial intervention, police and gendarmerie teams tried to calm their relatives who were experiencing panic attacks.
DECEASED AND INJURED RELATIVES PLAYED A "GOOD ROLE"
During the exercise held in Erikçe Forest, the intervention time of the teams responding to the simulated deceased and injured received applause for their performance and the excellent portrayal of the roles by the relatives of the deceased and injured.
EVERY STAGE TOOK ONE'S BREATH AWAY
Every stage of the realistic exercise featured breathtaking scenes. The teams successfully completed the exercise, intervening with individuals made to look like the deceased and injured through makeup.
THEY CAMPED FOR 3 DAYS
Before the exercise, UMKE teams camped in the forest for 3 days. As part of an intensive program, participants underwent a comprehensive training process aimed at improving their capacity for effective intervention in terrorist attacks. In the "Bomb Terror Attack" exercise conducted as per the scenario, teams mobilized upon the announcement from the 112 command center and intervened with medical equipment for citizens affected by the explosion during the terrorist attack.
A COMPLEX CRISIS SITUATION WAS SIMULATED
According to the exercise scenario based on a terrorist attack, a complex crisis situation was simulated with numerous deceased and injured individuals at the scene following a terrorist attack. UMKE, police, and gendarmerie teams quickly arrived at the scene in accordance with the scenario, ensured the safety of the area, established triage zones, and carried out initial interventions.
A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE WAS ALSO DISPOSED OF
Additionally, following a report of a suspicious package found at the scene as per the scenario, bomb disposal experts were called to the area. After the area was cleared by bomb disposal experts with trained dogs, the suspicious package was detonated and disposed of.
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