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The function of intensive care unit in tent for the critical injuries during Wenchuan earthquake disaster

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Author:
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Journal Title:
CHINESE JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Issue:
10
DOI:
10.3760/j.issn:1671-0282.2008.10.003
Key Word:
重症监护病房;汶川大地震;危重病;卫勤演练;Intensive care unit;Tent;Wenehuan earthquake disaster;Critical ill;Logistic healthy drilling

Abstract: Objective To explore the function of intensive care unit (ICU) in earthquake disaster. Mothod ICU in tent set by doctors from Second Military Medical University and Sichuan Jiangyou People's Hospital in 5·12 Wenchuan earthquake disaster. The value of ICU in tent was estimated by retrospective analysis of the experi-ence of emergency treatment for the critical injuries. Results Inside ICU in tent,there were many critical patients successfully rescued, including a soldier with septic shock, a casualty with traumatic shock during aftershock, a middle school student with crush injury and cornpartment syndrone, a peasant trapped under mined buildings for 168 hours with capillary leak syndrome, and a traffic victim and an aged patient with cardiac arrest. Patients after replatation of severed limb and patients after thoracic operation were monitored. Teaching rounds in the wards and logistics health drilling were made as well. Conclusions ICU in tent as a place where the critical casualties and patients after major operations could be rescued,cared for and monitored successfully,as well as the venue of teach-ing activity and logistics health drilling.

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