Advanced rescue techniques: lessons learned from the collapse of a building in Nairobi, Kenya |
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| Authors: | Rokach Ariel Nemet Dani Dudkiewicz Mickey Albalansi Alberto Pinkert Moshe Schwartz Dagan Bar-Dayan Yaron |
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| Institution: | M.D., M.H.A. is the Hospital Coordinator at the Medical Department, Home Front Command, Israel Defense Forces, Israel;;M.D., is a Physician at the National Search and Rescue Unit, Home Front Command, Israel Defense Forces, Israel;;M.D., is a Physician at the Surgeon General Headquarters Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces, Israel;;BSc, is a Population Intelligence Officer at the Home Front Command, Israel Defense Forces, Israel;;M.D., M.H.A. is a Physician at the Medical Department, Home Front Command, Israel Defense Forces, Israel;;M.D., is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel;;and M.D., M.H.A. is the retired Chief Medical Officer at the Medical Department, Home Front Command, Israel Defense Forces, Israel. |
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| Abstract: | This paper examines the collapse of a five-storey building in Nairobi, Kenya, on 23 January 2006. It draws on reports from local authorities and on debriefings by Israel's Home Front Command (HFC), including information on injury distribution, rescue techniques, and the mode of operation. Most of the 117 people found under the structure were evacuated on the first day to a public hospital, which was overwhelmed by the incident. HFC forces arrived 23 hours after the disaster. At that stage, two people were still buried under the building and special techniques (tunnelling and scalping) were required to secure their evacuation. The two people quickly recovered after a short stay in hospital. Local technology is the preferred option during such events because time is crucial. International cooperation is required when this technology is not available. All of the hospitals in the disaster area, including private facilities, should participate in treating casualties. |
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| Keywords: | building collapse disaster evacuation Israel Home Front Command Kenya Nairobi scalping tunnelling |
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