Exercises

Joint Logistics Support Force No. 965 Hospital Conducts Disaster Rescue Drill Jointly with Local Garrison Units

联勤保障部队第965医院联合驻地开展灾害救援演练

PLA Daily (解放军报) 13 May 2026

Summary

Joint Logistics Support Force No. 965 Hospital conducted a joint military-civilian disaster rescue drill on May 11, simulating a mass casualty event triggered by a residential gas leak, with participants drawn from emergency medicine, orthopedics, and anesthesiology exercising full-chain coordination from initial alarm through casualty triage and evacuation. The drill reflects the JLSF's ongoing effort to integrate military medical assets with local civilian emergency systems, and the hospital's revision of 14 disaster rescue contingency plans tailored to local conditions signals an institutionalized, not ad hoc, approach to civil-military medical interoperability. The announcement follows a standard pattern tied to National Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day and contains no new information about capability or posture beyond routine readiness maintenance.

Translation

PLA Daily report by Qiu Huanren and special correspondent Wang Xuechao: May 12 of this year marks the 18th National Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day. On May 11, Joint Logistics Support Force No. 965 Hospital conducted a disaster rescue drill jointly with relevant local departments and hospitals. Both military and civilian sides simultaneously received disaster information through an emergency command platform, jointly coordinated rescue forces, and achieved full-chain linkage from incident alarm, initial response, and triage of casualties to evacuation and treatment.

During the drill, after community workers discovered "a gas leak at a residential compound," they immediately reported it and assisted in evacuating nearby residents, while firefighting forces quickly arrived on scene to control the fire and breach obstacles. Upon receiving a disaster rescue request from the relevant departments, Joint Logistics Support Force No. 965 Hospital immediately activated its emergency response plan and rapidly dispatched a first-aid team composed of backbone personnel from emergency medicine, orthopedics, and anesthesiology to proceed forward for rescue operations.

Upon arriving at the scene, the first-aid team quickly performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on one "critically wounded casualty" while simultaneously monitoring vital signs. During the mass casualty evacuation exercise, military and civilian medical personnel worked in full cooperation to swiftly complete identity verification, handover of injury status, and vehicle loading and securing for 10 "casualties."

"Disaster rescue is very different from routine emergency care—only through regular realistic training and drills can forces be ready to deploy, advance, and rescue effectively at the critical moment," a hospital leader explained. They noted that, drawing on the characteristics of the local social and civilian situation, the hospital has collaborated with relevant departments to revise and improve 14 categories of disaster rescue contingency plans, ensuring rapid response and efficient coordination among multiple forces during disaster rescue operations.

Original Chinese

解放军报讯邱焕仁、特约记者汪学潮报道：今年5月12日是第18个全国防灾减灾日。5月11日，联勤保障部队第965医院联合驻地相关部门和医院，开展灾害救援演练。军地双方通过应急指挥平台，同步接收灾情信息，联合调度救援力量，从事故报警、先期处置、伤员检伤到后送救治实现全链条衔接。演练中，社区工作人员发现“某小区发生煤气泄漏情况”后，立即报警并协助疏散周边群众，消防力量很快抵达现场控制火势、破拆障碍。接到相关部门灾害救援请求后，联勤保障部队第965医院立即启动应急预案，迅速抽派由急诊、骨科、麻醉科骨干力量组成的急救分队，前出救援。赶到现场后，急救分队迅速对一名“危重伤员”实施心肺复苏，同步监测生命体征。在批量伤员后送课目演练中，军地医护人员通力合作，很快完成10名“伤员”的身份核对、伤情交接和上车固定等工作。 “灾害救援与平时急救有很大不同，只有平时实训实练，才能在关键时刻拉得出、上得去、救得好。”该院领导介绍，他们结合驻地社情民情特点，与相关部门协作修订完善14类灾害救援预案，确保灾害救援时多方力量快速响应、高效协同。