- Title: QUAKE-NEPAL/MAKESHIFT HOSPITAL Indian army sets up makeshift hospital in Nepal
- Date: 29th April 2015
- Summary: KATHMANDU, NEPAL (APRIL 28, 2015) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI) INDIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (AMC) PERSONNEL STANDING AT A MAKESHIFT HOSPITAL INSIGNIA OF RED-CROSS ON PERSONNEL'S ARM BED INSIDE THE HOSPITAL AMC PERSONNEL INSIDE TENT MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AT THE HOSPITAL AMC PERSONNEL STANDING INSIDE HOSPITAL TENT A TEAM OF DOCTORS WALKING TOWARDS THE HOSPITAL DOCTORS MEETING AMC PERSONNEL SIGN ON TENT READING (English): "MEDICAL STORE��� VARIOUS OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PACKETS OF MEDICINE/AMC PERSONNEL STANDING (SOUNDBITE) (English) COMMANDING OFFICER OF INDIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS, LIEUTENANT COLONEL R.K. YADAV, SAYING: "We were given this land yesterday and within five - six hours, actually 6 to 7 hours we have set up this small hospital. We have contacted army authorities here, the civil authorities here, medical college people here that our hospital is ready, our OD is ready for operation. We have liaised with the KGMC that is Kathmandu Medical College people and their medical team is here and they have given okay. I hope by evening we will start operating here." ARMY MEDICAL VAN ARRIVING, MEDICAL CREW CARRYING STRETCHER PATIENT INSIDE VAN AMC PERSONNEL CARRYING PATIENT ON A STRETCHER CARDIAC MONITORING MACHINE PATIENT BEING TREATED PATIENT WEARING OXYGEN MASK AMC PERSONNEL CHECKING X-RAY SCANS
- Embargoed: 21st May 2015 16:18
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- Location: Nepal
- Country: Nepal
- Topics: General
- Reuters ID: LVA6OJMPK523XB4DBJOIP1SN7K18
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3
India's army set up a makeshift hospital in Kathmandu on Tuesday (April 28) to treat victims after a devastating earthquake destroyed buildings and roads, killed more than 4,600 people and injured thousands.
The government has yet to assess the full scale of the damage wrought by Saturday's (April 25) 7.9 magnitude quake, unable to reach many mountainous areas despite aid supplies and personnel pouring in from around the world.
Commanding officer of Indian Army Medical Corps (AMC), Lieutenant Colonel R.K. Yadav, said that India had established four hospitals - one by Indian Air Force and other three by the army.
"We were given this land yesterday and within 6 to 7 hours we have set up this small hospital. We have contacted army authorities here, the civil authorities here, medical college people here that our hospital is ready, our OT is ready for operation. We have liaised with the KGMC that is Kathmandu Medical College people and their medical team is here and they have given okay. I hope by evening we will start operating here," said Colonel Yadav.
Yadav said that the hospital could treat up to 20 patients at a given time and had an Outpatient Department able to tend to 150-200 people daily.
One of the first patients was an Indian tourist from Kerala, who arrived into the hospital. His legs had been caught under debris.
Nepal's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala told Reuters the death toll could reach 10,000, as information on damage from far-flung villages and towns has yet to come in.
International aid has begun arriving in Nepal, but disbursement has been slow, partly because aftershocks have sporadically closed the airport.
The home (interior) ministry said the confirmed death toll stands at 4,682, with more than 9,240 injured. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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