1 Canadian Field Hospital in Haiti: surgical experience in earthquake relief.
Can J Surg
; 55(4): 271-4, 2012 Aug.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22854149
The Canadian Forces' (CF) deployable hospital, 1 Canadian Field Hospital, was deployed to Haiti after an earthquake that caused massive devastation. Two surgical teams performed 167 operations over a 39-day period starting 17 days after the index event. Most operations were unrelated to the earthquake. Replacing or supplementing the destroyed local surgical capacity for a brief period after a disaster can be a valuable contribution to relief efforts. For future humanitarian operations/disaster response missions, the CF will study the feasibility of accelerating the deployment of surgical capabilities.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Socorro em Desastres
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Traumatismo Múltiplo
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Terremotos
/
Hospitais de Emergência
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
/
Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Caribe
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Haiti
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Can J Surg
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Canadá