Improvised Neonatal Care – Realizing the Gaps in a Disaster Zone

• 2015

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• Joseph Mendlovic; Dov Albukrek; David Dagan; Ofer Merin; Giora Weiser
PMID: 26649680DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X15005403

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This article discusses the challenges in treating newborns in disaster zones, where a combination of the disaster's effects and local healthcare disparities make survival difficult for neonates facing even minor complications. Rescue teams arriving in such areas need to be ready to navigate and assist in these tough situations, requiring improvisation and ingenuity to overcome unexpected obstacles. The article highlights the struggles encountered in the Philippines after a typhoon and offers recommendations for future teams to better address similar scenarios.

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Focus Area: Natural Disasters

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Disasters; Emergency Medical Services; Infant, Newborn; Neonatology; Philippines; Resuscitation; Neonatal Nursing; Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; Cyclonic Storms; Nurses, Neonatal; Disaster Medicine

Institutions: Israel Defense Forces: Medical Corps

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