Published 9 April 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b1524
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b1524
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Disaster agencies treat wounded after Italian earthquake damages hospital
John Zarocostas
1 Geneva
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The earthquake that struck the town of L’Aquila, in central Italy, on 6 April has killed more than 270 people, injured more than 1500, made 40-50 000 people homeless, and seriously damaged the main hospital, officials from the Italian Red Cross and the World Health Organization have said.
The quake, which had magnitude 6.3, underscores the need to make hospitals safe in emergencies, said WHO.
L’Aquila’s 500 bed hospital, built 15 years ago, had to be evacuated because part of it had collapsed.
About 10 000 buildings were completely destroyed or damaged by the earthquake, primarily in the medieval part of the town.
Tommasso Della Longa, spokesman for the Red Cross, said that within a few hours of the quake the agency had set up two units with 15 doctors and nurses in each and had treated more than 300 people within the first 24 hours.
About 50 ambulances and
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