Disaster Relief:Coordinating Committee of International Initiatives

WFNS Interim Meeting, Recife, Brazil14th September 2011

1200 – 1300 HrsHall E, Beach Class Resort

Chairmen: Wai S Poon (Hong Kong) Alexander Potapov (Russia)Merwyn Bagan (USA)

Chile : Top ten in the history of earthquakes

Dr. Leónidas Quintana Chief of Neurosurgery Service – Van Buren Hospital Cathedra of Neurosurgery Valparaíso University School of Medicine, Chile

Valdivia-Llanquihue earthquakeSouth region of Chile

May 22, 1960, 15:11 hours

TSUNAMIXI a XII grade in Mercalli´s scale

9,5 grade in Richter scale

Valdivia, Calle Calle river ….after the earthquake and tsunamiMay, 1960

Chile EQ 8.8 Richter

And more recently , February 27th, 2010 ………

Emergencies in DisastersWhat is the real situation in disasters as anEarthquake ?

Isolation Communications fail

Prompt action in the devastated places difficultHealth cares difficult to performTraumatic cases increaseAlso , another pathologies

How to arrive ?

Ambulances – small mobile hospitalsMobile Emergency UnitMobile Neurosurgical Unit

Adapted for telecommunications:TELEMEDICINE

How to move and enter in action for health cares?

MEU

Some management you can do in the site of the disaster – Stabilize the patient´s conditionsAnother, to send and to receive intructions from the base hospital , and transport the patient in the best possible conditions.