Lessons Learned From a Medical Response Team 45 Days Post Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

• 2020

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• Jessica Gordon; Deidre Orriola; Mary Unangst; Federico Gordon; Yazmin Rodriguez Vellon
PMID: 31304898DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2019.65

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This observational study discusses the experience of a non-governmental disaster medical team (DMT) who provided medical care in Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria, 2017. They served nearly 300 residents, observing exhaustion and worsening health conditions like asthma, diabetes, and depression due to the disaster's impact. Lessons learned from their experience can benefit future response teams.

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Focus Areas: Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Recovery

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Ambulatory Care Facilities; Patient Care Team; Public Health; Puerto Rico; Adolescent; Cyclonic Storms; Disaster Medicine

Institutions: University of South Florida

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