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Pediatric Trauma at Tertiary-Level Hospitals in the Aftermath of the Bam, Iran Earthquake

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Marzieh Sabzehchian ,
Hassan Abolghasemi ,
Mohammad Hadi Radfar ,
Nematollah Jonaidi-Jafari ,
Houman Ghasemzadeh  and
Frederick M. Burkle Jr.
Marzieh Sabzehchian
Affiliation:
Baqiyatallah Military Health Research Center, Mollasardra, Vanak, Tehran, Iran
Hassan Abolghasemi
Affiliation:
Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization
Mohammad Hadi Radfar*
Affiliation:
Iranian Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology Sosciety, Tehran, Iran
Nematollah Jonaidi-Jafari
Affiliation:
Baqiyatallah Military Health Research Center, Mollasardra, Vanak, Tehran, Iran
Houman Ghasemzadeh
Affiliation:
Iranian Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology Sosciety, Tehran, Iran
Frederick M. Burkle Jr.
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
*
Iranian Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology Society No. 32 Shahed Alley Vesal Street Kesharvarz Boulevard Tehran, Iran E-mail: mhadirad@yahoo.com
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Abstract

The Bam Earthquake caused one of the most destructive disasters from naturally occurring hazards in recent years. Children are one of the most vulnerable age groups during disasters, in terms of both physical and psychological injuries. The assessment of pedatric injuries in the aftermath of the Bam Earthquake is discussed is this article. Within one week of the Earthquake, 119 patients <16 years of age were admitted to three tertiary-level referral hospitals in Tehran, Iran. Extremity, chest, and abdomen, and head and spinal column injuries were present in 83, 17, and 36 patients, respectively. Lower extremity injuries were morecommon than upper extremity injuries. A total of 65 operations were performed: 52 (80%) orthopedic, eight (12.3%) general, and five (7.7%) neurosurgical.

Keywords

earthquakefasciotomyinjurypediatricstertiary care
Type
Original Research
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 21 , Issue 5 , October 2006 , pp. 336 - 339
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2006

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