Three Phases of Disaster Relief in Haiti: Pediatric Surgical Care on Board the United States Naval Ship Comfort

• 2011

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• Ryan Walk; Timothy Donahue; Richard Sharpe; Shawn Safford
PMID: 22008338DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.04.014

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This article discusses the rapid and extensive medical response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti by the United States Naval Ship Comfort. Focusing on pediatric surgical patients, the data reveals that 237 children underwent 213 operations during a 39-day period. The majority of procedures were orthopedic in nature, with patients requiring multiple surgeries and up to 28 days for complete treatment. The study highlights the importance of preparedness in disaster response, offering insights into surgical caseloads, injury patterns, and the duration of care needed. It also introduces a novel 3-phased approach to disaster medicine.

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Focus Area: Natural Disasters

Audiences: EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Burns; Cohort Studies; Diagnosis-Related Groups; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Earthquakes; Haiti; Hospital Bed Capacity; Hospitals, Military; Models, Theoretical; Naval Medicine; Pediatrics; Ships; Triage; Wounds and Injuries; Databases, Factual; Surgical Procedures, Operative; General Surgery; Disaster Medicine; Medical Missions

Institutions: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

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