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. 2006 Sep;3(9):e382.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030382.

Why medical students should be trained in disaster management: our experience of the Kashmir earthquake

Ahmad Ayaz Sabri  1 , Muhammad Ahad Qayyum
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Why medical students should be trained in disaster management: our experience of the Kashmir earthquake

Ahmad Ayaz Sabri et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Sep.

Abstract

Two medical students say that they were unprepared for the task of treating casualties of the Kashmir earthquake, since they had not had any training in disaster management.

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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Pakistani Soldiers Unload Tents to Deliver to People Affected by the Kashmir Earthquake (Photo: Timothy Smith, United States Navy)
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