Asian earthquake: report from the first volunteer British hospital team in Pakistan

At 8:52 am on 8 October 2005 a massive earthquake wracked northern Pakistan and Kashmir. Various teams were sent to Islamabad and the disaster region from the UK. We discuss the types of injury patterns seen and recommend that a central register of volunteers should be created to deal with similar s...

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Published in:Emergency medicine journal : EMJ 2007-08, Vol.24 (8), p.543-546
Main Authors: Laverick, S, Kazmi, S, Ahktar, S, Raja, J, Perera, S, Bokhari, A, Meraj, S, Ayub, K, da Silva, A, Pye, M, Anser, M, Pye, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
advanced trauma life support
Amputation
APPS
Association of Pakistani Physicians and Surgeons
ATLS
Child
Children & youth
Disaster Planning - methods
Disasters
Earthquakes
Health services
Hospitals
Humans
Injuries
Nurses
Original
Pakistan
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
Personnel, Hospital
Physicians
PIMS
Relief Work - organization & administration
Surgery Department, Hospital - organization & administration
Theater
United Kingdom
Volunteers
Volunteers - organization & administration
WHO
World Health Organization
Wound Infection - therapy
Wounds and Injuries - therapy
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Summary:At 8:52 am on 8 October 2005 a massive earthquake wracked northern Pakistan and Kashmir. Various teams were sent to Islamabad and the disaster region from the UK. We discuss the types of injury patterns seen and recommend that a central register of volunteers should be created to deal with similar situations in the future.
ISSN:1472-0205
1472-0213
DOI:10.1136/emj.2006.037333