Submitted by kej2006 on June 6, 2018 - 4:10pm
| Title | Disaster triage after the Haitian earthquake. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Smith RM, Dyer GSM, Antonangeli K, Arredondo N, Bedlion H, Dalal A, Deveny GM, Joseph G, Lauria D, Lockhart SH, Lucien S, Marsh S, Rogers SO, Salzarulo H, Shah S, Toussaint RJ, Wagoner J |
| Journal | Injury |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pagination | 1811-5 |
| Date Published | 2012 Nov |
| ISSN | 1879-0267 |
| Keywords | Disaster Planning, Earthquakes, Emergency Medical Services, Female, Haiti, Humans, Male, Mass Casualty Incidents, Multiple Trauma, Pressure Ulcer, Sepsis, Triage, Wounds and Injuries |
| Abstract | In the aftermath of the devastating Haitian earthquake, we became the primary relief service for a large group of severely injured earthquake victims. Finding ourselves virtually isolated with extremely limited facilities and a group of critically injured patients whose needs vastly outstripped the available resources we employed a disaster triage system to organize their clinical care. This report describes the specific injury profile of this group of patients, their clinical course, and the management philosophy that we employed. It provides useful lessons for similar situations in the future. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.injury.2011.07.015 |
| Alternate Journal | Injury |
| PubMed ID | 21868011 |