Coordinating Care for Crush Injuries and Crush Syndrome

摘要

On january 17, 1994, the Northridge Earthquake struck Los Angeles, California. Inside a three-story reinforced concrete parking garage, Salvador Peña was operating his street sweeper. As the quake struck, the structure collapsed on top of Peña, trapping him in the sweeper under concrete support beams. For nine hours, members of the Los Angeles City and County Fire Departments worked to free Peña, dealing with operational issues including working in an unstable structure, the possibility of aftershocks, spilled fuel from the sweeper, and the possibility of Peña's initial injuries progressing to crush syndrome during the rescue.