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01-18-2010, 03:30 PM
Hospitals in Neiba, Barahona, Jimani, Azua, Santiago and Santo Domingo are treating thousands of cases of Haitians injured in Tuesday's 7.0 earthquake. According to Hoy newspaper, more than 2,600 people have been treated and over 250 remain hospitalized. The nation's largest trauma hospital, the Dario Contreras, has performed hundreds of operations on quake victims. Cedimat and the General Hospital at the Plaza de la Salud, together with Dario Contreras, are reporting that most patients are in a stable condition. Members of the United Nations Mission in Haiti (Minustah) and two diplomats are being treated at Cedimat and 10 patients are in the Plaza de la Salud. Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez told reporters that all the hospitals along the frontier, especially the one in Jimani, are full of Haitian patients. Hospitals in Barahona, Neiba and Azua are also providing treatment for the victims.
Thousands of Dominicans and foreigners have been donating blood to the Dominican Red Cross, including hundreds of soldiers from the Armed Forces. The blood is being carefully processed and classified for use in Haiti. The Dominican Red Cross also announced that the International Red Cross/Red Crescent would convene in Santo Domingo and coordinate its relief program from here.
Doctors at the Dario Contreras trauma hospital in Santo Domingo said that the hospital is about to collapse because of the large number of patients arriving for treatment. Dr. Tomas Lambertus, chief anesthesiologist, told Hoy that 98 patients have been admitted over the weekend, most with multiple traumas and fractures, 3 of whom have died. He said one of the problems is the large number of people who have been discharged, but do not leave because they apparently don't have anywhere to go.
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Thousands of Dominicans and foreigners have been donating blood to the Dominican Red Cross, including hundreds of soldiers from the Armed Forces. The blood is being carefully processed and classified for use in Haiti. The Dominican Red Cross also announced that the International Red Cross/Red Crescent would convene in Santo Domingo and coordinate its relief program from here.
Doctors at the Dario Contreras trauma hospital in Santo Domingo said that the hospital is about to collapse because of the large number of patients arriving for treatment. Dr. Tomas Lambertus, chief anesthesiologist, told Hoy that 98 patients have been admitted over the weekend, most with multiple traumas and fractures, 3 of whom have died. He said one of the problems is the large number of people who have been discharged, but do not leave because they apparently don't have anywhere to go.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)