Differences in the rates of admission and major orthopedic surgery care between Turkish and displaced children injured in a major earthquake
The study revealed that after the severe earthquake disaster, the state hospitals of the Adana metropolitan region provided unbiased healthcare for all the region's children. Regarding orthopedic care, the response was given accordingly in this particular disaster, highlighting that level I trauma centers should always be ready for such intensity due to the short preparation time in case of a severe disaster.
Authors
- Mehmet Cenk Belibağlı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0074-4611)
- Mehmet Yiğit Gökmen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1243-2057)
- Ahmet Pamiry
Institutions
- University of Health Science (KH)
- State Hospital (GB)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Cukurova University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-024-01286-y
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.98