Posted on 01/16/2010 5:19:58 AM PST by GonzoII
An earthquake that devastated Haiti has left thousands in dire need of medical attention - but hospitals are being stretched to near breaking point.
An earthquake that devastated Haiti has left thousands in dire need of medical attention - but hospitals are being stretched to near breaking point.
The disaster, estimated to have killed up to 200,000 people, has left many more injured.
But the quake has damaged the nation's infrastructure so severely that many survivors are succumbing to their wounds due to lack of treatment.
The injured keep coming into hospitals that cannot cope.
Corridors and waiting areas at one facility in capital Port-au-Prince are now triage centres for the most needy.
But, as a rule, there is little help - there is virtually nothing to help with.
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ANYONE who has ever been involved in disaster planning will tell you that in a major widespread disaster ( excluding things like a tornado or local flood) for the first 72 hours you are ON YOUR OWN. If takes time to localize the disaster, mobilize and evaluate the situation. Magic pixies don’t F-ing magically appear with food water and medicine.
What pisses me off is Zero will be hailed as a great hero for getting the aid there in 72 hours, when Bush was demonized for getting the aid there in 72 hours.
Thank you, and I would spread the drops out over a fairly large area to avoid having all those people fighting each other for the supplies!
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