July 4, according to the 9news reports at Adelaide Women and Children's Hospital, operating rooms and emergency departments in the surgery and sudden power outages, the Ministry of Health gave details of the accident.
The hospital had told 9 NEWS, that the power was down and the backup generator was broken.
At the time of the accident, two surgeries were in progress, so the possible consequences of the blackout were unthinkable.
The hospital said the blackout did not have serious consequences. Figure sources: 9NEWS
Two children were undergoing surgery in the operating room at the time of the blackout.
The emergency department and the rest of the hospital also went out of power, stopping for about 10 minutes.
Fortunately, the power outage did not have an adverse effect, and all the patients were in a good condition.
Two children were undergoing surgery at the time of the accident. Figure sources: 9NEWS
But patients and their families are worried about the power outage.
One eyewitness told 9 NEWS: "the only thing we can do during a power outage is to wait, the electricity stops for about 10 minutes, then the electricity comes in, and then the power goes off a minute later."
Another eyewitness said: "I don't think the hospital is doing well enough."
An ambulance diagram. Figure sources: 9NEWS
Ambulances were being sent to the scene of an accident when the power outage occurred.
The power outage caused 13 more surgeries to be delayed.
It is reported that the generator internal solenoid valve does not work properly is the main cause of the blackout.
Hospitals and the Ministry of Health are now taking more steps to prevent the recurrence of such accidents. Figure sources: 9NEWS
Now we test the generator once a month, the last test was a few days ago.
A spokesman for the opposition said: "the health minister needs to take the accident seriously and thoroughly investigate the cause of the accident."
Hospitals and the Ministry of Health are now taking more steps to prevent the recurrence of such accidents.