Pakistan Earthquake: Experiences of a Multidisciplinary Surgical Team

Four weeks after the earthquake in Kashmir, Pakistan, multidisciplinary surgical teams were organized within the United Kingdom to help treat disaster victims who had been transferred to Rawalpindi. The work of these teams between 05-17 November 2005 is reviewed, and experiences and lessons learned...

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Published in:Prehospital and disaster medicine 2010-08, Vol.25 (4), p.361-367
Main Authors: Rajpura, Asim, Boutros, Ihab, Khan, Tahir, Khan, Sohail Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Amputation, Traumatic - surgery
Case Study
Child
Disaster Medicine - manpower
Disaster Medicine - organization & administration
Disasters
Earthquakes
Female
Fractures, Bone - surgery
Health technology assessment
Humans
International Cooperation
Male
Medical Missions, Official - organization & administration
Middle Aged
Pakistan
Surgical Procedures, Operative - methods
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Summary:Four weeks after the earthquake in Kashmir, Pakistan, multidisciplinary surgical teams were organized within the United Kingdom to help treat disaster victims who had been transferred to Rawalpindi. The work of these teams between 05-17 November 2005 is reviewed, and experiences and lessons learned are presented. Two self-sufficient teams consisting of orthopedic, plastic surgical, anesthetic, and theatre staff were deployed consecutively over a two-week period. A trauma unit was set up in a donated ward within a private ophthalmological hospital in Rawalpindi. Seventy-eight patients with a mean age of 23 years were treated: more than half (40) were
ISSN:1049-023X
1945-1938
DOI:10.1017/S1049023X00008359