Saturday, October 15, 2005
The struggle to treat quake victims - BBC News
... A man is lying in the makeshift clinic with a very nasty injury to his ankle. It looks like it has been crushed and there is a bone showing around the wound. But it looks like it hasn't been treated and is already infected.
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"People are walking for days literally to come here. This makes their injuries worse sometimes.
"Most of them have multiple fractures. We need specific medical supplies, IV [intravenous] lines, injections, steroids, antibiotics, painkillers," he said.
Young Mohammed Rafik has a cut on his face although that injury seems to be healing up. But he has a cut to his arm which is of greater concern. His uncle has brought him here after walking 20km (12 miles). His wound has become gangrenous. ...
... A man is lying in the makeshift clinic with a very nasty injury to his ankle. It looks like it has been crushed and there is a bone showing around the wound. But it looks like it hasn't been treated and is already infected.
...
"People are walking for days literally to come here. This makes their injuries worse sometimes.
"Most of them have multiple fractures. We need specific medical supplies, IV [intravenous] lines, injections, steroids, antibiotics, painkillers," he said.
Young Mohammed Rafik has a cut on his face although that injury seems to be healing up. But he has a cut to his arm which is of greater concern. His uncle has brought him here after walking 20km (12 miles). His wound has become gangrenous. ...
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