INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The China International Search and Rescue Team continued its medical outreach on Saturday in the metropolitan location of Myanmars Mandalay
region.Through disease screening, consultations, medication guidance, and medicine distribution, the team supplied on-site medical services
to residents affected by the 7.9-magnitude earthquake.At a relief camp near the University of Medicine in Mandalay, the teams medical
personnel used self-developed mobile diagnostic equipment &-- such as handheld ultrasound devices, portable X-ray machines, and bedside ECG
displays &-- to conduct free evaluations for over 250 regional residents
Essential medications, consisting of anti-infectives, analgesics, and antihypertensives, were distributed on-site based on diagnoses.Near
Mandalay Palace, the medical personnel team tailored services for prevalent regional diseases, especially respiratory, gastrointestinal, and
immune system conditions exacerbated by the high temperatures in the earthquake-affected areas, providing medication assistance and
conducting health education on breathing care and persistent illness management to enhance public health awareness and self-care
capabilities.The team consists of over 10 professionals from the China International Search and Rescue Team, covering 14 specialties,
consisting of internal medicine, surgery, and pediatrics.Since deploying to Myanmar, they have actually supported search-and-rescue
operations and structural assessments while decontaminating over 120,000 square meters of rescue and operational zones.Collaborating with
other Chinese rescue teams, including China Search and Rescue Team, a rescue group from Chinas Hong Kong and Shenzhen Public Welfare Rescue
Team, they have actually provided day-and-night medical support, performing over 500 medical consultations.The China International Search
and Rescue Team will continue its medical outreach across relief camps in Mandalay in batches, focusing on treatment for acute and chronic
conditions such as respiratory, hepatobiliary, cardiovascular, and endocrine disorders.Additionally, they plan to contribute urgently needed
medical supplies and devices to regional centers.
