The Record-Setting Flood of 2014 in Kelantan: Challenges and Recommendations from an Emergency Medicine Perspective and Why the Medical Campus Stood Dry
- Author:
Kamarul Aryffin Baharuddin
;
Shaik Farid Abdull Wahab
;
Nik Hisamuddin Nik Ab Rahman
;
Nik Arif Mohamad
;
Tuan Hairulnizam Tuan Kamauzaman
;
Abu Yazid Md Noh
;
Mohd Roslani Abdul Majid
- Publication Type:Editorial
- Keywords:
floods;
natural disaster;
emergency medicine
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
2015;22(2):1-7
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Floods are considered an annual natural disaster in Kelantan. However, the record-setting flood of 2014 was a ‘tsunami-like disaster’. Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia was the only fully functioning hospital in the state and had to receive and manage cases from the hospitals and clinics throughout Kelantan. The experiences, challenges, and recommendations resulting from this disaster are highlighted from an emergency medicine perspective so that future disaster preparedness is truly a preparation. The history of how the health campus was constructed with the collaboration of Perunding Alam Bina and Perkins and Willis of Chicago is elaborated.
- Full text:P020150317621186560814.pdf
