Citation

Dhar SA, Hamid A, Khan SM, Butt MF. Trop. Doct. 2008; 38(4): 260.

Affiliation

shabirdhar@yahoo.co.in.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1258/td.2007.070308

PMID

18820209

Abstract

Every major mass disaster challenges the health care services, especially in the third world. These challenges include the expected situations mainly pertaining to the overload of patients and the stretching of hospital facilities. We report our experiences about several unforseen challenges faced by our hospital in the 2005 earthquake that struck the Kashmir region.

Language: en