Flood, Disaster, and Turmoil: Social Issues in Cleft and Craniofacial Care and Crisis Relief

• 2011

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• Ronald Strauss; John van Aalst; Lynn Fox; Margot Stein; Michael Moses; Cynthia Cassell
PMID: 21303265DOI: https://doi.org/10.1597/09-255

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This article examines the challenges of providing cleft and craniofacial care during crises like floods or disasters. It describes how such events disrupt medical teams, making it hard to maintain quality care. The paper highlights issues like infection control, access to services, team communication, and ethical concerns in doctor-patient relationships. It suggests using guidelines from the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association as a model for crisis situations. The goal is to ensure that even in difficult times, patients receive proper care while addressing social and ethical issues effectively.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: EMS Clinicians; Physicians

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Cleft Lip; Cleft Palate; Delivery of Health Care; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Ethics, Medical; Floods; Health Policy; Health Services Accessibility; Interprofessional Relations; Patient Care Team; Physician-Patient Relations; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Relief Work; Social Problems

Institutions: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Children's Hospital New Orleans

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