China Medical Team: Medical rescue for "4.25" Nepal earthquake.
10.1016/j.cjtee.2017.04.004
- Author:
Xi LIN
1
;
Ke-Jia LIU
2
;
Yong-Gui ZHANG
2
;
Yang DAN
3
;
Dian-Guo XING
2
;
Li CHEN
4
;
Ding-Yuan DU
5
Author Information
1. Chongqing Institute of Accident & Emergency Medicine, Chongqing Emergency Medical Center, Chongqing 400014, China.
2. Chongqing Health and Family Planning Commission, Chongqing 401147, China.
3. Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Chongqing 400010, China.
4. First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
5. Chongqing Institute of Accident & Emergency Medicine, Chongqing Emergency Medical Center, Chongqing 400014, China. Electronic address: dudingyuan@qq.com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
China Medical Team;
Earthquakes;
Nepal;
Rescue work
- From:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
2017;20(4):235-239
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
In recent years, global natural disasters have been frequent and resulted in great casualties and property loss. Since Wenchuan earthquake, the disaster emergency rescue system of China has obtained considerable development in various aspects including team construction, task scheduling, personnel training, facilities and equipments, logistics, etc. On April 25, 2015, an earthquake that measured 8.1 on the Richter scale attacked Nepal. Chinese government firstly organized a medical team, named China Medical Team, and sent it to the attacked region in Nepal to implement medical rescue. The medical team completed the rescue mission successfully and creatively based on their experiences.
