Tragedy in Savar - Humanity in Debris and Unique Role of Enam Medical College

Khan, Md. Aminul Haque; Parvin, Rukhsana; Alamgir, Mithun

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“…Later on armed forces, rapid action battalion (RAB), police and firefighters joined the rescue operation. 5 In this devastating and terrific situation, the nation as well as the whole world was overwhelmed by the exceptional unique service rendered by Enam Medical College & Hospital (EMCH). The doctors, nurses, students and other staffs put their best efforts to save the lives of injured patients.…”

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“…Every step was closely supervised by senior teachers and doctors. 5 EMCH treated 1676 rescued injured victims. Among them 1028 persons were given primary treatment and 648 were admitted, including 27 in ICU.…”

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“…The disaster occurred during working period when all doctors, teachers and students were in the campus. 5 For this reason, there were both skilled and non-skilled manpower who went into prompt action to manage such a big number of patients. As almost all sorts of medical services including full-fledged ICU, CCU, wellequipped operation theaters and modern investigation facilities (automated laboratory investigations, digital X-ray, CT, MRI and others) are available in this medical college, patients were diagnosed and managed quickly and appropriately.…”

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“…As almost all sorts of medical services including full-fledged ICU, CCU, wellequipped operation theaters and modern investigation facilities (automated laboratory investigations, digital X-ray, CT, MRI and others) are available in this medical college, patients were diagnosed and managed quickly and appropriately. 5 We conducted this study in EMCH to observe the length of time between accident and admission, length of time between admission and discharge, to observe the numbers, types and sites of injuries to the victims, medical measures given to the victims and finally to observe the status of the victims at the time of discharge.…”

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Tragedy in Savar: Management of Victims in Enam Medical College Hospital

Alamgir¹,

Parvin²,

Khan³

2014

J Enam Med Col

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Background: Rana Plaza collapse is the worst and deadliest man-made industrial disaster in the history of garment sector in the world. Around 1200 people died and thousands more were injured. Most of the victims of the disaster were treated in Enam Medical College Hospital (EMCH). We conducted this study to give an overview on the disaster victims and services provided by EMCH. Objective: The study was done to observe the length of time between accident and admission in EMCH, length of time between admission and discharge, to observe the numbers, types and sites of injuries to the victims, medical measures given to the victims and finally to observe the status of the victims at the time of discharge. Materials and Methods: This descriptive type of observational study was carried out among the victims of Rana Plaza tragedy during the period of May to October 2013. All admitted patients in EMCH were included in the study. Purposive nonprobability sampling technique was applied in this research work. Data were collected from the hospital record. After collection, data were manually compiled, edited and analyzed. Results: Among 621 victims treated in different wards, 276 (44.45%) were admitted to the hospital on the day of accident. Among the admitted patients, 255 (41.06%) stayed in the hospital for 1--3 days,133 (21.42%) for 4--7 days and 88 (14.17%) for more than 10 days. Fracture and dislocation were present in 32.70% patients, lacerated injury in 18.20%, abrasion in 15.78%, bruise in 13.53%, incised wound in 15.45% and punctured wound in 4.34% patients. Single injury was present in 56.68% and rest had multiple injuries. Lower limbs were the most (33.01%) affected part of the body followed by head and neck (22.06%), upper limbs (18.52%), thorax (17.55%) and abdomen (8.86%). Two hundred seventy two patients (43.80%) were improved after treatment and 56 (9.02%) were fully cured; 23.83% of the victims were referred to higher medical centers for special measures. Conclusion: The collapse of Rana Plaza has fueled a greater call for reform and safety in garment industry. At the same time, all health care centers should adopt a broad-based approach to disaster-preparedness by providing a framework to ensure a well-coordinated response to mass casualty event. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jemc.v4i1.18066 J Enam Med Col 2014; 4(1): 31-35

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Section: Tragedy In Savar: Management Of Victims In Enam Medical Collmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Tragedy In Savar: Management Of Victims In Enam Medical Collmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Khan³

2014

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Tragedy in Savar - Humanity in Debris and Unique Role of Enam Medical College

Abstract: Journal of Enam Medical College; Vol 3 No 2 July 2013; Page 60-62 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jemc.v3i2.16124

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