Modelling predictors of earthquake hazard preparedness in Nepal

Earthquake Awareness Programs as a Key for Earthquake Preparedness and Risk Reduction: Lessons from Nepal

Nepal is a highly seismic country having a long history of destructive earthquakes. Huge loss of life and property had occurred in series of earthquakes in the past and it is believed that next big earthquake is around the corner. Studies have estimated a heavy loss of life and property due to the possible future earthquake in the country. The impact of destructive earthquakes can only be reduc...

Tropical disease after earthquake: 2015 Nepal earthquake

The earthquake is usually a big disaster that causes several death and mortalities. Post earthquake crisis is an important situation for management. The recent 2015 Nepal earthquake is one of the most destructive earthquakes in history. In post earthquake crisis, lack of facilities, destroyed of infrastructures and limitation of transportation can be expected. This can superimpose the situation...

Hospital preparedness in earthquake zones: a must.

Earthquake An earthquake is the shaking or trembling of the earth, which may be natural or man-made (e.g., due to atomic explosion) in origin. An earthquake is a sudden, strong movement or slipping of the earth’s crust that result in a sudden release of energy. Earthquakes occur at certain locations where the tectonic plates which form the earth’s crust, coincide. Populations that live near the...

Rhabdomyolysis in Earthquake Victims in Nepal

C rush injury leading to rhabdomyolysis is one of the dreaded complications of natural catastrophes such as earthquakes. Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome characterized by muscle necrosis and the release of intracellular muscle constituents, namely creatine phosphokinase, myoglobin, and various electrolytes into the circulation. Precipitation of myoglobin in the renal tubules with secondary obstruct...

Veterinary relief after Nepal earthquake.