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A freight train departing from Grosseto in the direction of Rome stops on the bridge over the Ombrone river GR in a point of difficult access to the railway line. The driver is taken ill and must be rescued urgently. The colleague accompanying him carries out first aid interventions secures the train and raises the alarm. The 118 staff of the South East Tuscany Local Health Authority accompanied by that of the Italian Railway Network FS Italiane Group is allowed to access the railway line after the train circulation has been interrupted. The operators access the drivers cab carry out the first evaluation and the first stabilization interventions and then transport the injured person to the ambulance for subsequent forwarding to a hospital.This is the scenario of the civil protection exercise that took place in the night between Friday 30 and Saturday 31 July with the involvement of the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Group RFI and Mercitalia Rail and the Territorial Health Emergency Service in the Grosseto area the Operations Center Siena-Grosseto and the Volunteer Associations.Particular attention was paid to verifying the procedures in the field to ensure a rapid arrival of aid in the vicinity of the bridge over the Ombrone river and the activation times of the first aid teams. Furthermore the communication methods between the structures involved and the 118 and RFI operating rooms were verified also in light of the introduction in Tuscany of 112 - NUE Single emergency number.The activity is part of the FS Group Civil Protection Exercise Plan for the verification of emergency health interventions in the areas and on the railway lines regulated for this exercise also by the RFI-118 Protocol of the Tuscany Region. The experience took place in compliance with the protocols envisaged for combating the Covid-19 health emergency. No repercussions for the movement of trains.
