Inconsistent data reporting procedures against the backdrop of inherent disaster data incompleteness calls for urgent standardization of reporting earthquake injuries for evidence-based response policy planning.ĭata disaster earthquake epidemiology injury standardization. We also found that young males were more prone to sustaining injuries. The injury epidemiology reported in this study is in general agreement with most other studies reporting injury epidemiology except higher incidence of distal orthopedic injuries particularly to the lower extremities. Four secondary deaths and 102 transfers to tertiary care due to complications were reported.
The most frequently performed surgical procedures were open reduction with internal fixation and cleaning and debridement of contaminated wounds. 26 January 2001 By Damian Carrington A huge earthquake has struck the north-western Indian state of Gujarat, leaving thousands of people confirmed dead. Surgical procedures were more common than conservative treatment. Wound infections were reported in almost 20% of the admitted cases. Orthopedic injuries, (particularly fractures of the lower limbs) were predominant and serious injuries like head, chest, abdominal, and crush syndrome were minimal. To analyze the epidemiology of injuries and the treatment imparted at a secondary rural hospital in the Kutch district, Gujarat, India following the Januearthquake.ĭischarge reports of patients admitted to the hospital over 10 weeks were analyzed retrospectively for earthquake-related injuries.
The lack of precise data from immediate aftermath is seen as a remarkable weak point in disaster epidemiology and warrants evidence generation. Inadequate or mismanagement of injuries may lead to disabilities. Immediate effective medical response significantly influences injury outcomes and thus the overall health impact of earthquakes. The number of injured far exceeds those dead and the average injury to mortality ratio in earthquakes stands at 3:1.
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