HAVANA, Cuba, May 10 (ACN) Direct psychological assistance to those injured at the Saratoga hotel, as part of the multidisciplinary team treating them, is essential after the accident, a specialized source confirmed today.
From the Calixto Garcia University Hospital, Jesus Ajuria Lauzurique, head of the Psychology Department, explained that the 17 psychologists immediately organized themselves to treat the patients and their relatives in a particular way.
We are dedicating one team to work with the relatives and people concerned by the event, while the other is oriented to the direct and immediate accompaniment of the victim and the psychological support of the healthcare team,” he told the press.
Vital events with a major psychological impact, such as the hotel explosion, require the activation of action protocols and not to transmit negativity or defeatism until there is absolute certainty about the events, the specialist added.
He specified that the main objective is to guarantee truthful and transparent information to the relatives, coming from a single source, and based on the clarification of the health conditions of those affected.
The health center in Havana is one of the hospitals in the capital that received the victims of the accident at the Saratoga hotel.