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History of the Crush Syndrome: From the Earthquakes of Messina, Sicily 1909 to Spitak, Armenia 1988

Ori S. Better · 1997

Catalogue summary

This historical review traces medical understanding of crush syndrome from early twentieth-century disasters through the 1988 Spitak earthquake. It links clinical lessons about resuscitation and kidney injury to the value of disaster preparedness.

Why this matters

It documents how the Spitak earthquake contributed to an international history of emergency medicine and disaster response.

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Published in

American Journal of Nephrology

Year

1997

Language

English

DOI

10.1159/000169127

Citation

Ori S. Better 1997. History of the Crush Syndrome: From the Earthquakes of Messina, Sicily 1909 to Spitak, Armenia 1988. American Journal of Nephrology. https://doi.org/10.1159/000169127

Topics

Society, science, and public health

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