Highest cases of amputations for a natural disaster ever

The Haiti Quake quite possibly has the highest amount of amputations for a natural disaster in recorded history. Never before have so many people lost their limbs in a natural disaster. A unique convergence of circumstances is to blame. Haiti’s poverty, history and unique geological location led to this disastrous happenstance.

• Here is an interesting article by MSNBC about the amputation-rate in Jimani. Interestingly enough they refer to the former orphanage-turned-ward Good Samaritan as a ‘hospital’.
• Here is a past post on this blog about why the amputations were necessary.
• Why Haiti? Below you will find an interactive map that explain Haiti’s geological location that led to the quake, a time frame of the main quake, as well as the aftershocks.

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