Chinese medical team fights on despite constant aftershocks
The Chinese medical team continued its rescue work in Nepal Tuesday despite constant aftershocks following the 8.1-magnitude earthquake on Saturday.
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A Chinese doctor together with his Indian counterpart examines an old patient in Bharatpur Hospital Tuesday. |
The medical experts examined 158 patients wounded in the earthquake, including one seriously injured patient, in a local hospital of Bharatpur town in North India, which is close to earthquake-striken Nepal. They also guided local doctors on further treatment.
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The Chinese doctors conduct a surgery on a wounded patient in Bharatpur Hospital Tuesday. |
The doctors performed surgeries on five patients successfully, and gave emergency treatment to 14 wounded.
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