Haiti earthquake creating “a generation of amputees”
Written by Phil on February 2, 2010 in disaster preparedness, Emergency Response.
Haiti’s earthquake is creating “a generation of amputees,” something that will pose a challenge for Haitian society for years to come, experts say.
The 7.0 earthquake resulted in thousands having their limbs crushed as Haiti’s ramshackle buildings fell on top of them.
The number of amputees created by the disaster is hard to measure, but Handicap International estimates it is at least 2,000 and growing. Dr. Mitra Roses of the Pan American Health Organization said some hospitals were performing between 30 and 100 amputations a day after the earthquake.
See Haiti earthquake creating a generation of amputees, by Melissa Gray of cnn.com.
