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KMID : 0371420231050020114
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Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
2023 Volume.105 No. 2 p.114 ~ p.117
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Observations and experiences of pediatric surgeons working on the field in the first 7 days of the Kahramanmara? earthquake
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Lee Chang-Hee
Cem Kaya
Sibel Eryılmaz
Abdurrahman Azzam
Asli Sevimli
Ramazan Karabulut
Zafer Turkyilmaz
Kaan Sonmez
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Abstract
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Purpose : This study aims to share our experiences and problems, and to suggest solutions as pediatric surgeons who took part in the teams that went voluntarily to the region hit by the Kahramanmara? earthquake during the first 7 days after the disaster.
Methods : This study conveys our observations made at Kahramanmara? Sutcuimam University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, where we worked as a volunteer team between February 7 and 14, 2023.
Results : During the first few days, there were registration problems due to lack of electricity, water, and internet, as well as issues with sterile surgical environments. In the following days, a lack of auxiliary health personnel was revealed as the main difficulty.
Conclusion : Since coordination is important when working as a team in the aftermath of an earthquake, staff from the same center should be deployed together if possible, and a team leader should be selected. Alternative recording systems should be established in case of power outages and computer problems. Secretaries, auxiliary health staff, and technicians should be included in the team in addition to doctors and nurses.
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KEYWORD
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Earthquakes, Emergencies, Pediatrics, Surgery
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