Ambulances and EMTs stand at the ready for any accident that might
occur.
Phasakorn Channgam
As Songkran celebrations kicked into high gear,
Bangkok Hospital Pattaya joined with the Sawang Boriboon Foundation to
aid revelers carried away with partying and water fights.
At an April 11 press conference, BHP Deputy Director
Dr. Supakorn Winwan said the hospital’s trauma center would be fully
staffed with doctors and nurses specifically trained for emergency
medicine. It had prepared for the annual Thai New Year carnage by
training staff to handle the rampant car accidents that occur during
April each year.
A total of 116 people were killed and 1,760 injured
in road accidents in just the first three of seven Songkran days this
year.
Sawang Boriboon Vice President Sinchai
Wattanasartsathorn said medics were ready to respond to accidents, but
was lacking volunteers to assist in the Naklua, North Pattaya, Nongket
Yai and Chaiyapruek neighborhoods.
