28 July 2023 : Clinical Research
Emergency Response and Clinical Insights from a Non-Epicenter Hospital during the 2023 Turkey-Syria Earthquake: A Retrospective Analysis
Selahattin Gürü1ABCDEF*, Süeda Zaman2ABCEF, Mehmet Akif Karamercan3AEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.941226
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941226
Table 1 Number of victims presented to the Emergency Department of Ankara Mamak State Hospital by date, in the first 20 days after February 2023 Turkey-Syria Earthquake.
| Date (2023)* | (n=124) |
|---|---|
| 5.2±3.2 (1–17) | |
| February 7 | 3 (2.2) |
| February 8 | 21 (16.9) |
| February 9 | 24 (19.4) |
| February 10 | 16 (12.9) |
| February 11 | 13 (10.5) |
| February 12 | 14 (11.3) |
| February 13 | 4 (3.2) |
| February 14 | 13 (10.5) |
| February 15 | 5 (4.0) |
| February 16 | 1 (0.8) |
| February 17 | 4 (3.2) |
| February 18 | 1 (0.8) |
| February 19 | 1 (0.8) |
| February 20 | 2 (1.6) |
| February 22 | 1 (0.8) |
| February 23 | 1 (0.8) |
| n – number of patients. Continuous variables are presented as ‘mean±SD (min–max)’ and categorical variables as ‘number (column percentage)’. * In the first 20 days, no victims presented on February 6, 21, 24, 25. | |