Search and Rescue Techniques in the Aftermath of Earthquakes

Mauricio Lynn

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-97361-6_11

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Search and Rescue Techniques in the Aftermath of Earthquakes

Mauricio Lynn

Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents, pp.85-86

Springer International Publishing

2018-11-11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97361-6_11

Abstract

Compartment syndrome

Crush injury

Fasciotomy

Fluid resuscitation

Limb amputation

Search and rescue (S&R) need to start as early as possible. Possibility of finding survivors beneath the rubble is directly proportional to time (Fig. 11.1).

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Title: Search and Rescue Techniques in the Aftermath of Earthquakes
Creators: Mauricio Lynn - University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Department of Surgery, Miami, USA
Publication Details: Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents, pp.85-86
Publisher: Springer International Publishing; Cham
Academic Unit: UMMG Department of Surgery; UMMG Dept of Surgery - Div of Trauma & Surgical Critical Care Services; Miller School of Medicine
Language: English
Resource Type: Book chapter
Record Identifier: 991031739814302976