title: Unforeseen difficulties faced by a hospital in dealing with mass disaster victims.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Shabir Ahmed
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Dhar
authors.forename: Arshiya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.forename: Shahzada Mohammed Salim
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Mohammed Farooq
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Butt
mesh_terms: D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007194:India