Injury epidemiology after the 2001 Gujarat earthquake in India: a retrospective analysis of injuries treated at a rural hospital in the Kutch district immediately after the disaster

Figures & data

Figure 1.  Structure of the database.

Figure 2.  Age and gender distribution of the sample.

Figure 3.  Admissions (n = 185) and discharges (n=86) in the first 8 days after the earthquake.

Figure 4.  Types of injuries.

Figure 5.  Anatomical location of fractures.

Table 1. Non-injury conditions treated at the hospital during 10-week period

Condition	Frequency	Condition	Frequency
Abdominal pain	1 (1.3%)	Hernia	10 (13.8%)
Acute renal failure (diabetic)	1 (1.3%)	Infection	2 (2.7%)
Adenoma	2 (2.7%)	Hydrocoele	2 (2.7%)
Appendicitis	3 (4.1%)	Cardio vascular disease	4 (5.5%)
Burst abdomen	1 (1.3%)	Lipoma	2 (2.7%)
Carcinoma	1 (1.3%)	Low back pain	1 (1.3%)
COPD	9 (12.5%)	Muscular pain	5 (6.9%)
CTEV	2 (2.7%)	Neoplastic growth	1 (1.3%)
Cyst	1 (1.3%)	Rheumatoid arthritis	1 (1.3%)
Diabetes	6 (8.3%)	Syndactaly	1 (1.3%)
Diarrhea	2 (2.7%)	Tuberculosis	4 (5.5%)
Fever	3 (4.1%)	Torticollis	1 (1.3%)
Fistula	1 (1.3%)	Urethral stricture	2 (2.7%)
Hemi-paresis	2 (2.7%)	Vaginal tear	1 (1.3%)
Total			72

Figure 6.  Anatomical location of fractures.

Figure 7.  Patient outcomes with regard to treatments imparted.