A field hospital in a disaster area. Our experience
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NATURAL DISASTERS, RELIEF WORK, INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE IN DISASTER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE, EMERGENCY BRIGADE, HOSPITALS, HUMANSAbstract
One of the most catastrophic earthquakes of the last 100 years took place at the end of 2005 (October 8), striking mainly the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and India, bordering countries having a territorial conflict zone (Kashmir), the center of the telluric movement. A group of Cuban physicians arrived into the region on October 13; the authors of this work were among them. We pretend to share our modest experience with the retrospective, descriptive study of our job there, and we also propose some considerations on the work in field hospitals, about the medical and paramedical staff, their composition and preparation, the equipment and logistic provision.Downloads
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Almanza Fonseca A, Martín Tirado JC, Castellanos Arias JA, Negrín la Rosa R, García García GL, Guedes Díaz R. A field hospital in a disaster area. Our experience. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 10 [cited 2025 Feb. 2];31(4):391-6. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/640
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