Relief Work After the Earthquake in Pakistan: A Pakistani-American Physician's Perspective

Veterinary relief after Nepal earthquake.

Psychological trauma in a relief worker--a case report from earthquake-struck areas of north Pakistan.

Vicarious traumatization is now a well-known entity and may have negative influences on those that are involved in rescue efforts in any disaster or traumatic events. Healthcare workers work with trauma survivors and witness an immense array of gruesome and ghastly images. This work has the potential to cause those engaged in rescue efforts to become affected subconsciously. Job-related stress ...

Injuries sustained by earthquake relief workers: a retrospective analysis of 207 relief workers during Nepal earthquake

BACKGROUND This study aimed to analyse the injuries sustained by rescue workers in earthquake relief efforts in high altitude areas for improving the ways of how to effectively prevent the injuries. METHODS The clinical data of 207 relief workers from four military hospitals in Tibet, who were injured in the Tibetan disaster areas of China during '4.25' Nepal earthquake rescue period, was ret...

Pakistan Earthquake Case Study

The Evolving UN Cluster Approach in the Aftermath of the Pakistan Earthquake: an NGO perspective