Amputation d'extraction par un urgentiste

When they take place in urban areas, earthquakes trigger off many casualties. Emergency doctors may practice intensive care and surgical acts under rubbles. During the Haïti earthquake, French civil protection rescuers were sent to Port-au-Prince. We report the case of a 60-year-old patient, who was found buried under the rubble. Sedation, intubation and amputation of the two legs had to be practiced on the victim.