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On 8 October 2005 a massive earthquake hit the northern mountainous areas of Pakistan and Kashmir causing 73,338 deaths and leaving over 125,000 severely injured. In a region which was less prepared for such an enormous disaster, mobilising rescue, relief and rehabilitation posed great challenges. The lead author (SMA) established two level 1 orthopaedic trauma and rehabilitation units in existing public hospitals through private philanthropy in the earthquake struck cities of Muzaffarabad in Kashmir and Mansehra in Khyber Pakhtun Khuwa (KPK) Province. The purpose was to combat the major catastrophe and later study the pattern of injuries especially amputations so as to improve the future strategies in similar scenarios.

Amputations of limbs during the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan: a firsthand experience of the author