ReviewActa clinica Croatica2023
CRUSH SYNDROME IN EARTHQUAKES - STAY AND PLAY OR LOAD AND GO?
Review in Acta clinica Croatica, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Crush injury syndrome in earthquakes: a systematic review and meta-analysis on its frequency and complications.BMC emergency medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Pediatric earthquake-related amputations: associations with fasciotomy, crush syndrome, and entrapment duration.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Article
- Green Triage: A Curtain in Front of Possible Serious Injuries.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Earthquakes are unpredictable natural disasters accompanied by material damage and many victims. In the case of a person remaining trapped under the collapsed material, the development of crush syndrome can occur. Crush syndrome is the result of traumatic rhabdomyolysis and is present in 2%-15% of all injured persons in an earthquake. It is not easy to recognize, and proper treatment is challenging. Persons who have a clear crush injury and/or have been immobilized for more than four hours should be considered potential victims of crush syndrome. Therefore, knowledge about crush syndrome must be comprehensive and accessible to all parties involved. In this paper, the management of crush syndrome victims, which includes the principles of triage, and medical and logistic principles as well, is presented. Triage principles are presented at the level of triage priorities, places, and diagnoses. Medical principles, crucial for crush syndrome, are presented regarding the duration of compression and time before or after extraction of the patient. Logistic principles provide an overview of the priorities and modes of transport in relation to distance of health institutions, and the importance of management and education associated with crush syndrome. Each country with recognized disasters (natural or man-made) in which crush-related victims are expected, will benefit if the knowledge about triage, medical and logistic principles for crush syndrome is incorporated in their educational programs and regularly updated.
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