Red Crescent reports on medical cases served on first two days of Hajj

Source: Centre for Government Communication, KSA.
The KSA Red Crescent Authority responded to 5,000 medical
emergencies during 8 and 9 Dhulhijjah.

The Saudi Red Crescent Authority responded to 5,000 emergency cases on Arafat and At-Tarwiyah days in Makkah, Madinah and other holy sites. At-Tarwiyah on 8 Dhulhijjah marks day one of the Hajj, while the day of Arafat is 9 Dhulhijjah.

From 7 to 9 Dhulhijjah 1,739 of the emergency cases were transferred to the nearest hospitals, while 3,228 were treated on-site.

Medical teams in Makkah served 4,316 emergency cases in city, Holy Mosque (Masjid Al-Haram), Arafat, Muzdalifah and Mina. More than 1,300 (1,342) cases occurred in Makkah; 982 were in Arafat; 632 in Muzdalifah; more than 862 in Mina, and 250 cases in the Holy Mosque. Medical care was given on-site for 2,846 of the cases while more than 1,470 cases were transferred to hospitals.

Teams in Madinah helped 651 visitors in Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (the Prophet's mosque, in Madinah) and along the roads leading to the mosque. Of these, 269 emergency cases were transferred to hospitals and 382 cases were treated on-site.