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The Field Hospital Setting in Earthquake

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: Conclusion: According to our findings, we strongly emphasize the imperative need for field hospitals in disastrous countries which can offer effective and efficient health care services for the injured people regardless of age or gender and especially cover the needs of fragile minorities. A multi-disciplinary, field hospital must include orthopaedics, general surgery and plastic surgery, anaesthesiology, internal medicine, gynaecology and obstetrics, and paediatrics specialities with enough paramedical and support staff . The presence of a nephrologist may be valuable. Outpatient treatment of post-earthquake burns should also be addressed. The presence of such field hospitals can decrease the mortality and morbidity of earthquakes to a great extent.

Source: DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

Authors: M Memarzadeh, A Loghmani, N Jafari

Institutions: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Alzahra Medical and Education Center

Language: English

Topic: Disaster Response and Management

Subfield: Emergency Medical Services

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2276987947

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Cites: 24

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10