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Key findings: Capacity to cope Key Findings- Capacity to cope
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Key findings: Nos. of casualties Key findings: Central hospitals
• The NRCS reported 15 crisis deaths & 5000 related • None of the assessed hospitals at the centre
casualties.
had run out of drugs and essential supplies &
• The accumulated caseload in the 6 central hospitals was
1,100 patients & 676 in the 27 peripheral hospital had managed to mobilise funds to replenish
• Of these, 93% suffered only minor injuries and were stocks
discharged the same day
• 7% (128 cases) were admitted to hospital; no deaths
were reported. • The curfew however made it difficult to purchase
• Half of all injured and a third of all admissions were at goods & transport staff, supplies and patients.
Model Hospital, in the centre of Kathmandu
• 75% casualties outside Kathmandu were managed in
MOH hospitals and 64% of admissions, despite their • Cooking gas and food supplies were more
inadequacies affected than stocks of drugs & supplies.
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Key findings: Peripheral hospitals MOH Transportation
The report highlights the intrinsic weakness of the health system, with
poor infrastructure, lack of skilled human resources (doctors and • In general mobility of staff, patients limited due
nurses) and overall inadequate infection prevention even in every to curfew restrictions
day practice and yet a fairly high utilization
• At the centre, ambulances were largely available
• 88 % (15 of 17 MOH hospitals ) understaffed
– 13 hospitals grossly understaffed though mobility was restricted due to lack of
– 2 others reported some understaffing curfew passes and lack of fuel
• 47% (8) hospitals reported inadequate beds, OTs and space even
in a normal situation • Surprisingly, 19 of the 27 peripheral hospitals
• 47% (mostly the same 8) hospitals reported inadequate emergency
drugs, supplies had access to ambulances, mostly not properly
• Several hospitals reported their IP/ sterilization capacity as being equipped for emergencies (but adequately
inadequate.
• Blood transfusion was not available in 9 hospitals- largely the same equipped given that no paramedic accompanies)
hospitals
Co-ordination
Referral
Central hospitals: No co-ordination system was in place
• Central hospitals: No referral system in • Distance between emergency site and health facility is a key factor in
determining where casualties seek treatment. Prospects of free
place treatment is another key factor along with political considerations
(might explain why Model Hospital received the majority of cases)
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Donations Conclusion & Recommendations