Many injured facing permanent disability
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THOUSANDS of people injured in the earthquake in Nepal could be left with permanent disabilities if they are not treated quickly and given proper care and rehabilitation, aid workers warned yesterday.
The United Nations says up to 8 million people in 39 of Nepal’s 75 districts have been affected by the disaster and that as well as water, food and tents, medical aid was needed.
Aleema Shivji, director of Handicap International in Britain, said it was difficult to estimate the total number of wounded — but with many survivors stranded in remote villages closer to the quake’s epicenter, it could be up to 50,000.
“We are likely to find spinal cord and head injuries as well as people with multiple fractures ... and we expect to see a large number of amputations,” Shivji told reporters.
Ronald Kremer, medical emergency coordinator for Medecins Sans Frontieres Netherlands, said: “Four days after the disaster, there will be people with untreated injuries, and with that will come a high risk of infection. Some people will likely face amputations where legs, hands, arms and fingers cannot be saved.”
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