Coping With the Challenges of Early Disaster Response: 24 Years of Field Hospital Experience After Earthquakes

• 2013

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• Elhanan Bar-On; Avi Abargel; Kobi Peleg; Yitshak Kreiss
PMID: 24135315DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2013.94

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This article proposes strategies and recommendations for how field hospitals can be better prepared for earthquakes. It looks at 24 years of experience from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Medical Corps in Armenia, Turkey, India, and Haiti. The study shows that field hospitals need to be ready quickly after an earthquake and should have enough supplies and flexibility to handle different situations. Working with local and international medical teams can improve care for patients. The number of patients treated varied widely depending on factors like time until deployment and available nearby medical facilities.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Natural Disasters

Audience: Emergency Managers

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Cooperative Behavior; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Earthquakes; First Aid; Mobile Health Units; Patient Care Management; Patient Care Team; Relief Work; Total Quality Management

Institutions: Tel Aviv University; Israel Defense Forces: Medical Corps; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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