Title of article :
Musculoskeletal Injuries of the Kermanshah Earthquake and Orthopedic Management at Trauma Center of Kermanshah,West Iran
Author/Authors :
Saeb, Morteza Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Orthopedic Surgery , Yaghoubi, Monireh Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Orthopedic Surgery , Bagheri, Nima Tehran University of Medical Sciences - Joint Reconstruction Research Center , Khabiri, Saeed Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Abstract :
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake recently shook the Ezgeleh district, located about 143kmfrom Kermanshah city (12/11/2017), in the western
part of the country. Due to the severity of the earthquakes and the infrastructure of the nearby cities and villages, a largenumber
of victims needed medical treatment. Since earthquakes are natural disaster, the state of unpreparedness of the health care systems
against natural disasters is unusual. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to assess this critical situation and better prepare for subsequent
earthquakes.
Keywords :
Earthquakes , Disaster Victims , Fractures , Bone
Journal title :
Trauma Monthly
