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. 2023 Mar;58(2):119-121.
doi: 10.5152/TurkArchPediatr.2023.160222.

Earthquake in Turkey: Disasters and Children

Nur Canpolat  1 , Seha Saygılı  1 , Lale Sever  1
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Earthquake in Turkey: Disasters and Children

Nur Canpolat et al. Turk Arch Pediatr. 2023 Mar.
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Direct and indirect disaster-related mortality in children. Children may die before being detected, after having been detected and rescued, before and after having received any medical intervention. Even after full recovery, long-term health effects of disasters may be seen (Adapted from reference 2 with permission).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Medical impacts of mass disasters on pediatric victims. Children may be injured or uninjured, and the injured may recover fully or partially. All these children often suffer from psychological problems (Adapted from reference 2 with permission).
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Social impacts of disasters on children. Lack of family support and settlement problems are of vital importance. Loss of family member(s) adversely affects care, support, and education of children. Regarding settlement, displaced children, suffer from extensive societal problems. Abbreviations: IDP: internally displaced people (Adapted from reference 2 with permission).
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Interventions in pediatric crush victims (*see disaster triage).
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
Preparedness for disasters, response in the aftermath of a disaster as well as post-disaster interventions. Preparedness is critical to minimize chaos and disorganization after disaster. (Adapted from reference 4 with permission).
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