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97-year-old
woman tells doctors how she survived Bam earthquake 4 January 2004 A medical team from the International Federation today interviewed the 97-year-old woman rescued from the ruins of her home in Bam yesterday afternoon by an Iranian Red Crescent team almost nine days after the earthquake which claimed some 30,000 lives. Shahrbanoo Mazandarani was admitted to the intensive care unit at the Federation referral hospital which began to receive patients yesterday. After a good night’s rest and a light breakfast, she told doctors that she had been trapped in her bed but had access to some food and drink which had been served to her by her family in the early morning prior to the earthquake on December 26. International Federation medical co-ordinator, Dr. Paul Odberg, said: “Her condition is consistent with someone who has been unable to move for several days. She is suffering from contractions of the limbs which means that she cannot walk and her limbs are almost ‘frozen’.” He added that she would remain under observation and treatment for some time. Meantime, work continues apace on constructing the referral hospital which is being run jointly by the Norwegian, Finnish and German Red Cross under the Federation umbrella. It treated 44 out-patients yesterday and this number is expected to grow considerably in the coming days. Plans are being put in place to organize the orderly evacuation of earthquake-injured patients from other temporary hospital facilities. When fully operational in the coming days, the Red Cross Red Crescent hospital will be the main source of medical care for a population of over 200,000 people. Satellite medical clinics have also been established in Bam by the Japanese and German Red Cross. For further information, or to set up interviews, please contact: In Bam: Denis McClean, Head, Media service - Tel: + 882 162 111 5487 Rana Sidani, Press Officer - Tel: + 882 16 211 15 630 Spanish Red Cross Cristina Estrada - Tel: + 882162 111 55 77 German Red Cross Fredrik Barkenhammar - Tel: + 88 163 144 92 17 Qatar Red Crescent Farooq Burney (Urdu / Hindi) - Tel: + 88 216 616 7774 Finnish Red Cross Lasse Kylanpaa - Tel: + 870 762 565 777 Norwegian Red Cross Marit Opland - Tel: + 882 165 110 5857 Canadian Red Cross Suzanne Charest - Tel: + 98 912 217 25 07 Italian Red Cross Stefano Mariani - Tel: + 8821 65 11 01 326 In Geneva: Marie-Françoise Borel, Press Officer - Tel: + 41 22 730 43 46 / + 41 79 416 38 81 The Geneva-based International Federation promotes the humanitarian activities of 181 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies among vulnerable people. By coordinating international disaster relief and encouraging development support, it seeks to prevent and alleviate human suffering. The Federation, National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross together, constitute the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. © International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
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