Emergency Radiology in the First 24 h of Two Major Earthquakes on the Same Day and Radiologic Evaluation of Trauma Cases

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dc.contributor.authorIlgar, Mehtap
dc.contributor.authorDag, Nurullah
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T13:30:55Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T13:30:55Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground: On 6 February 2023, two major earthquakes occurred in Turkey on the same day. More than 50,000 people died, and more than 100,000 people were injured in these earthquakes. The aim of this study is to contribute to disaster management plans by evaluating the functioning of a radiology department and the imaging examinations performed after this disaster. Methods: The functioning of the radiology clinic at Malatya Training and Research Hospital in the first 24 h after the earthquake was evaluated. The images of 596 patients who were admitted to Malatya Training and Research Hospital for earthquake-related trauma between 6 February 2023, at 4:17 a.m. and 7 February 2023, at 4:17 a.m., and who underwent radiography and computed tomography (CT) were retrospectively reviewed. Results: The mean age of the patients was 37.3 +/- 20.1 years. A total of 313 (52.5%) patients were male. The most frequently performed imaging test was a CT scan. In total, 437 (73.3%) of 596 patients underwent a CT scan. At least one body part was affected in 160 patients (26.8%). The most commonly affected regions were the thorax, vertebrae, and extremities. Thoracic findings were observed in 52 patients (32.5%), vertebral findings in 52 patients (32.5%), and extremity findings in 46 patients (28.7%). Fractures were the most common finding in our study. Of the 160 patients with pathologic findings, 139 (86.9%) had evidence of fractures. Conclusions: The role of radiology in disasters is important. When disaster preparedness plans are made, radiology departments should be actively involved in these plans. This will ensure the quick and efficient functioning of radiology departments.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/tomography10080099
dc.identifier.endpage1330
dc.identifier.issn2379-1381
dc.identifier.issn2379-139X
dc.identifier.issue8
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-9342-0244
dc.identifier.pmid39195734
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85202509926
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage1320
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/tomography10080099
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/108472
dc.identifier.volume10
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001307438200001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMdpi
dc.relation.ispartofTomography
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250329
dc.subjectearthquake
dc.subjecttrauma
dc.subjectemergency radiology
dc.titleEmergency Radiology in the First 24 h of Two Major Earthquakes on the Same Day and Radiologic Evaluation of Trauma Cases
dc.typeArticle

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