Lack Of Equipment And Skilled Doctors Costing Civilian Lives In Iraq
Doctors working in Iraq admit that more than half of the civilians killed could have been saved if better medical equipment and more experienced staff and were available.
Writing in this week's British Medical Journal, Bassim Al Sheibani and colleagues say that as the violence escalates, the reality is that they cannot treat many of the victims.
Official figures from Iraqi authorities and UN agencies suggest that more than 14,338 Iraqi civilians were killed between January and June 2006. And reports indicate that the killing of civilians is rising, with more than 5,800 deaths and over 57,000 people injured during May and June 2006.
But emergency medicine in Iraq has never developed to meet such unprecedented demand, they say. As a result, emergency departments are staffed by doctors who do not have the proper experience or skills to manage emergency cases, and this lack of expertise is aggravated by the lack of medical equipment, supplies, and drugs.
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Writing in this week's British Medical Journal, Bassim Al Sheibani and colleagues say that as the violence escalates, the reality is that they cannot treat many of the victims.
Official figures from Iraqi authorities and UN agencies suggest that more than 14,338 Iraqi civilians were killed between January and June 2006. And reports indicate that the killing of civilians is rising, with more than 5,800 deaths and over 57,000 people injured during May and June 2006.
But emergency medicine in Iraq has never developed to meet such unprecedented demand, they say. As a result, emergency departments are staffed by doctors who do not have the proper experience or skills to manage emergency cases, and this lack of expertise is aggravated by the lack of medical equipment, supplies, and drugs.
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