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PURPOSE: A medical disaster assistance team from our hospital was sent to the Haiti earthquake for 7 days of medical support. METHODS: We analyzed the characteristics of patients who visited our field clinic at the scene during the subacute period after the disaster. RESULTS: We treated 120 patients over 4 days, including two patients during the preparatory period. Most patients had visited a clinic in the second half of the period. Internal medicine and pediatrics were associated with the chief complaints of most patients. Acute tonsillitis had the largest number of patients(24.6%), followed by skin infections (9.2%), contusions and sprains(8.4%), and gastric ulcers (8.4%). Most of the medications were for conservative management(68.3%). CONCLUSION: During the subacute period after the earthquake, most patients had secondary injuries, such as wound complications and complications from air and water pollution, rather than direct injuries from the earthquake. We recommend that more medical preparation than surgical preparation is required during subacute periods after an earthquake.
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Humans , Contusions , Disasters , Earthquakes , Haiti , Internal Medicine , Medical Assistance , Palatine Tonsil , Pediatrics , Skin , Stomach Ulcer , Tonsillitis , Water PollutionABSTRACT
Maximizing peak bone mass is advocated as a way to prevent osteoporosis. To evaluate the peak bone mass and the affecting factors in Korean women, we analyzed bone stiffness in 116 middle school students, 118 high school students and 115 female college students by using the Achilles densitometer (Lunar Corporation). Peak bone stiffness of Korean women was relatively lower than that of white women (94% of white women) and a rapid rise of bone stiffness was observed in those subjects 3-4 years after menarche. In adolescent females without menstruation, the bone stiffness was lower than that of adolescent girls with menstruation. The factors affecting the peak bone mass was similar to the risk factors of post menopausal osteoporosis: menstruation status, calcium intake and physical activity. The amount of calcium intake in Korean girls at the critical age (3-4 years after menarche) was lower than the RDA (requirement of daily allowance) at this age. To improve any program aimed at maximizing peak bone mass, further intensive study will be required to evaluate some other common factors affecting peak bone mass in Korean.
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Adolescent , Adult , Child , Female , Humans , Aging/physiology , Bone Density , Bone and Bones/drug effects , Calcium, Dietary/pharmacology , Elasticity , Korea , MenarcheABSTRACT
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Humans , Estrogens , Pituitary Neoplasms , Receptors, EstrogenABSTRACT
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Animals , Rats , Interleukin-1 , Interleukin-1beta , Islets of LangerhansABSTRACT
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