Clinical Features of 143 Tibetan Victims of Yushu Earthquake_Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

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SHI Bo ,  WANG Jun , Tang Shitian , WANG Dong , XIANYU Jianbo , CHEN Li , ZHU Lungang , LI Zongping , KANG Bin , WANG Tao , LIU Du , LI Feng

Department of Orthopedics, Mianyang Cental Hospital, Shichuan 621000, China;

Corresponding author：

WANG Jun, Email: yishupt@163.com

Keywords：

Yushu earthquake; Tibetan; Victim; Medical rescue

DOI：

10.7507/1672-2531.20110134

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Objective 　To analyze clinical characteristics and treatment experience of 143 tibetan victims of China Yushu earthquake, so as to provide reference for emergency preparation for earthquake disasters.
Methods 　A retrospective study from April 16th to April 22th, 2010 was designed. A total of 143 injured Tibetans (74 men, 69 women) of the magnitude 7.1 Yushu earthquake were included in this study. Data from victims was collected retrospectively as follows: age, gender, cause of injury, place and time of rescue, chief complaint, primary diagnosis, onsite treatment, transfer, psychological crisis intervention and so on.
Results 　The 143 tibetan victims contained 67 fracture cases (4 open fracture, 63 closed fracture), 5 joint dislocation cases and 3 neural injury cases. 62 victims with fracture were treated by Tibetan-Chinese therapy combined with external fixation, 5 victims were operated with emergency surgery, 6 victims refused to the surgical debridement and suture, and no dead case reported. All patients were given 3 to 11 psychological intervention treatments. As to the aspect of the wounded transferring, 48 cases among 54 supposed evacuating victims were transferred to Xinin hospitals, and the other six refused to be transferred and kept staying in the original place for treatment.
Conclusion 　The clinical characteristics of the tibetan victims are outstanding. The medical rescue for disaster in ethnic region should be appropriate for features of disaster areas.Both the individualized remedy and early psychological intervention are regarded as the important measures for improving the general level of earthquake medical rescue in ethnic regions.

Citation： SHI Bo,WANG Jun,Tang Shitian,WANG Dong,XIANYU Jianbo,CHEN Li,ZHU Lungang,LI Zongping,KANG Bin,WANG Tao,LIU Du,LI Feng. Clinical Features of 143 Tibetan Victims of Yushu Earthquake. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2011, 11(7): 779-781. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20110134 Copy

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3. 3 Papadopoulos IN, Kanakaris N, Triantafillidis A, et al . Autopsy findings from 111 deaths in the 1999 athens earthquake as a basis for auditing the emergency response. Br J Surg , 2004, 91(12): 1633-1640.
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