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Las complicaciones médicas asociadas con los terremotos
Susan A Bartels1, Michael J VanRooyen
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA. sbartels@bidmc.harvard.edu
Lancet (London, England)
|November 8, 2011
Resumen
Los grandes terremotos causan lesiones devastadoras y una alta mortalidad debido a los patrones de trauma únicos. Esta revisión resume las lesiones inducidas por terremotos y su impacto en los principales sistemas de órganos.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La medicina de las catástrofes es la medicina de las catástrofes.
- La epidemiología del trauma.
- Emergencias de salud pública.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los terremotos son desastres naturales catastróficos, que a menudo afectan a las áreas urbanas.
- La escasa integridad estructural en las regiones afectadas exacerba las bajas y lesiones.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para revisar y resumir las lesiones inducidas por el terremoto.
- Para discutir las complicaciones médicas que afectan a los principales sistemas de órganos después del terremoto.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de la literatura sobre lesiones y mortalidad relacionadas con los terremotos.
- Síntesis de datos epidemiológicos sobre los patrones de trauma.
Principales resultados:
- Las lesiones por terremotos son traumas mecánicos y multisistémicos.
- Los sobrevivientes se enfrentan a complicaciones que conducen a una mayor morbilidad y mortalidad.
- La capacidad de respuesta médica a menudo se ve comprometida durante estos eventos.
Conclusiones:
- Comprender la epidemiología de las lesiones por terremotos es crucial para la respuesta a los desastres.
- La atención médica y quirúrgica efectiva es vital a pesar de las capacidades interrumpidas.
- Abordar las complicaciones postraumáticas es esencial para reducir la mortalidad a largo plazo.
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