May 14 – 2008 – Comox, British Columbia: CMAT Director Bill Coltart briefed CBC National news today on CMAT’s emergency response plan and capabilities for China.
Click here to view the video clip: CBC News – China Quake – CMAT preparation
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Location of quake zone, in Sichuan province, western China.
May 12, 2008 – Toronto: Canadian Medical Assistance Teams have readied their assessment team to respond to the earthquake which happened earlier today in China. Chongqing, Toronto’s sister city in the province of Sichuan recently visited by a trade mission of Toronto Mayor David Miller and Toronto City Councillors, was rocked by an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale at approximately 14:00 local time.
Photo by CMAT Nurse Jason Watt
TORONTO, CANADA/ LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Hickory Dickory Documentary Films, headed by Jason Watt, photographer and volunteer field nurse for CMAT’s medical relief mission to Pakistan (October/ November 2005) is presenting a world premiere film screening of this movie he produced, wrote and directed called ‘ZALZALA: The Pakistan Earthquake’.
CMAT Field Hospital: A mother who sustained a crush injury to her right hand complicated by gangrene requiring amputation. Her injury was sustained when she pulled one child to safety as her home collapsed.
May 4, 2006 – Article by CMAT Volunteer Ron McMillan, MD published in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine – May 2006, Vol. 8 No. 3.
South Asian Earthquake: An Emergency Physician’s Perspective (HTML)
South Asian Earthquake: An Emergency Physician’s Perspective (PDF)
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Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Milton has strengthened to a category 5. The max sustained winds are estimated to be 160 mph with higher gusts. http://Hurricanes.gov/#Milton