Turkey/ Syria: post-earthquake sequelae, survivors suffer from crush syndrome

Published on : 27/02/2023 – 11:37Modified : 27/02/2023 – 11:39

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Turkey/ Syria: post-earthquake sequelae, survivors suffer from crush syndrome © AFP

In Turkey and Syria, many survivors suffer from “crushing syndrome” or “buried syndrome”. Concretely, it is a pathology that develops following an earthquake: the fact of having been blocked – sometimes for hours – under the rubble, compresses the muscles, causes toxins that deprive the same muscles of oxygen. A phenomenon that can lead to amputation or even death.