Unforeseen difficulties faced by a hospital in dealing with mass disaster victims.
Every major mass disaster challenges the health care services, especially in the third world. These challenges include the expected situations mainly pertaining to the overload of patients and the stretching of hospital facilities. We report our experiences about several unforseen challenges faced by our hospital in the 2005 earthquake that struck the Kashmir region.
Dhar
Shabir Ahmed
SA
Hamid
Arshiya
A
Khan
Shahzada Mohammed Salim
SM
Butt
Mohammed Farooq
MF
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