Those injured in Haiti quake at high risk of infection, amputation
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Haitians continue to show up at hospitals seeking care for injuries two weeks after an earthquake battered their country.
That delay in getting medical care has now placed many at high risk of infections and even amputations.
Haitians continue to show up at hospitals seeking care for injuries two weeks after an earthquake battered their country.
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — The home of clothing merchant Felix Pierre Genel collapsed before he could flee outside as a powerful earthquake shook southwestern Haiti. He was dug out of the rubble that same day with a broken arm and was among the somewhat fortunate ones who promptly received medical care at a local hospital. But even so, he could not escape amputation, a common consequence of the calamity.