TY - JOUR
T1 - Practicing internal medicine onboard the USNS COMFORT in the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake
AU - Amundson, Dennis
AU - Dadekian, Greg
AU - Etienne, Mill
AU - Gleeson, Todd
AU - Hicks, Thomas
AU - Killian, Dermot
AU - Kratovil, Kristina
AU - Lewis, Chris
AU - Monsour, Michael
AU - Pasiuk, Bret
AU - Rhodes, Dolores
AU - Miller, Edward J.
PY - 2010/6/1
Y1 - 2010/6/1
N2 - On 12 January 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated the island nation of Haiti, leading to the world's largest humanitarian effort in over 6 decades. The catastrophe caused massive destruction of homes and buildings and overwhelmed the Haitian health care system. The United States responded immediately with a massive relief effort, sending U.S. military forces and civilian volunteers to Haiti's aid and providing a tertiary care medical center aboard the USNS COMFORT hospital ship. The COMFORT offered sophisticated medical care to a geographically isolated population and helped to transfer resource-intensive patients from other treatment facilities. Working collaboratively with the surgical staff, ancillary services, and nursing staff, internists aboard the COMFORT were integral to supporting the mission of the hospital ship and provided high-level care to the casualties. This article provides the perspective of the U.S. Navy internists who participated in the initial response to the Haitian earthquake disaster onboard the COMFORT.
AB - On 12 January 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated the island nation of Haiti, leading to the world's largest humanitarian effort in over 6 decades. The catastrophe caused massive destruction of homes and buildings and overwhelmed the Haitian health care system. The United States responded immediately with a massive relief effort, sending U.S. military forces and civilian volunteers to Haiti's aid and providing a tertiary care medical center aboard the USNS COMFORT hospital ship. The COMFORT offered sophisticated medical care to a geographically isolated population and helped to transfer resource-intensive patients from other treatment facilities. Working collaboratively with the surgical staff, ancillary services, and nursing staff, internists aboard the COMFORT were integral to supporting the mission of the hospital ship and provided high-level care to the casualties. This article provides the perspective of the U.S. Navy internists who participated in the initial response to the Haitian earthquake disaster onboard the COMFORT.
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U2 - 10.7326/0003-4819-152-11-201006010-00215
DO - 10.7326/0003-4819-152-11-201006010-00215
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 20197507
AN - SCOPUS:77953435849
SN - 0003-4819
VL - 152
SP - 733
EP - 737
JO - Annals of Internal Medicine
JF - Annals of Internal Medicine
IS - 11
ER -