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RMJ. 2014; 39(3): 277-280


Capacity of operating room in the occurrence of tsunami on Haeundae Beach

Kwang Rae Cho, Yong Han Kim, Hyun Chul Joo, Sang Yoon Jeon, Jae Wook Jung, Ki Hwa Lee, Jin Soo Kim, Ki Hoon Kim, Seung Soo Kim.


Abstract
Objective: To investigate of damaged persons and available operating rooms (OR) in Busan and neighboring cities under the assumption of Tsunami in Haeundae Beach, Korea.
Methodology: We assumed that 30 percent of 120,000 people were damaged and the number of deaths, missing and injured persons was estimated 32%, 18%, 50%, respectively. The classification of injured patient was mild 70%, moderate 25% and severe 5%. 25% of the moderately injured and 20% of the severely injured were triaged to classified patients who did not need a surgery. The number of operating room is 121 university hospital OR and 266 general hospital OR in Busan and neighboring cities.
Results: There were 11,520 deaths, 6,480 missing and 18,000 injured: mild 12,600, moderate 4,500, severe 900 patients. The patients who need surgery are total 4095 people. The acceptable surgical case per hospital was 5.95 cases in University Hospital and 12.68 cases in other hospitals. Maximal capacity of surgery for 24 hours was 3,192 cases in moderate group, 726 cases in severe group. This amounts to 94.5% (3192/3375) and 100.8% (726/720), respectively in comparison with expected cases.
Conclusion: OR is sufficient in Tsunami of Haeundae, but medical personnel and transport system should be inspected.

Key words: Tsunami, Injury severity score, triage, Busan


 
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Cho KR, Kim YH, Joo HC, Jeon SY, Jung JW, Lee KH, Kim JS, Kim KH, Kim SS. Capacity of operating room in the occurrence of tsunami on Haeundae Beach. RMJ. 2014; 39(3): 277-280.

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Cho KR, Kim YH, Joo HC, Jeon SY, Jung JW, Lee KH, Kim JS, Kim KH, Kim SS. Capacity of operating room in the occurrence of tsunami on Haeundae Beach. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=152347 [Access: March 13, 2025].

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Cho KR, Kim YH, Joo HC, Jeon SY, Jung JW, Lee KH, Kim JS, Kim KH, Kim SS. Capacity of operating room in the occurrence of tsunami on Haeundae Beach. RMJ. 2014; 39(3): 277-280.


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Cho KR, Kim YH, Joo HC, Jeon SY, Jung JW, Lee KH, Kim JS, Kim KH, Kim SS. Capacity of operating room in the occurrence of tsunami on Haeundae Beach. RMJ. (2014), [cited March 13, 2025]; 39(3): 277-280.


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Cho, K. R., Kim, . Y. H., Joo, . H. C., Jeon, . S. Y., Jung, . J. W., Lee, . K. H., Kim, . J. S., Kim, . K. H. & Kim, . S. S. (2014) Capacity of operating room in the occurrence of tsunami on Haeundae Beach. RMJ, 39 (3), 277-280.


Turabian Style

Cho, Kwang Rae, Yong Han Kim, Hyun Chul Joo, Sang Yoon Jeon, Jae Wook Jung, Ki Hwa Lee, Jin Soo Kim, Ki Hoon Kim, and Seung Soo Kim. 2014. Capacity of operating room in the occurrence of tsunami on Haeundae Beach. Rawal Medical Journal, 39 (3), 277-280.


Chicago Style

Cho, Kwang Rae, Yong Han Kim, Hyun Chul Joo, Sang Yoon Jeon, Jae Wook Jung, Ki Hwa Lee, Jin Soo Kim, Ki Hoon Kim, and Seung Soo Kim. "Capacity of operating room in the occurrence of tsunami on Haeundae Beach." Rawal Medical Journal 39 (2014), 277-280.


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Cho, Kwang Rae, Yong Han Kim, Hyun Chul Joo, Sang Yoon Jeon, Jae Wook Jung, Ki Hwa Lee, Jin Soo Kim, Ki Hoon Kim, and Seung Soo Kim. "Capacity of operating room in the occurrence of tsunami on Haeundae Beach." Rawal Medical Journal 39.3 (2014), 277-280. Print.


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Cho, K. R., Kim, . Y. H., Joo, . H. C., Jeon, . S. Y., Jung, . J. W., Lee, . K. H., Kim, . J. S., Kim, . K. H. & Kim, . S. S. (2014) Capacity of operating room in the occurrence of tsunami on Haeundae Beach. Rawal Medical Journal, 39 (3), 277-280.


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