Stronghold Ambulances in Burma - March 2024
Stronghold Ambulances in Burma
March 2024
Patients transported: 110
Conflict-related injuries: 45 (41%)
Children: 15
March Patient highlights
pregnant woman with pre-eclampsia
Women in Karen State face high maternal mortality rates because they lack swift access to nearby hospitals and clinics. A pregnant woman with eclampsia can die without treatment. This woman with pre-eclampsia took a Stronghold ambulance to Rain Tree Clinic and arrived in time to be treated successfully.
Mortar injury
This 13-year-old boy was injured when a mortar landed nearby and shrapnel penetrated his abdomen. The Stronghold ambulance boat carried him quickly to the nearest clinic, where he received treatment.
airstrikes & Shrapnel
In March, the Burma Army was active with airstrikes, wounding many soldiers and civilians. The closer someone was to the blast, the more likely they were to receive horrific wounds. Farther away, shrapnel still caused many smaller injuries.
Stronghold medics set up a casualty collection point (CCP) to treat people affected by the fighting. By the first week of April, Stronghold medics had treated 50 people — including a wounded Burma Army soldier. Most patients could be treated at the CCP, but those with severe injuries were evacuated to Rain Tree Clinic by Stronghold ambulance teams.
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