Disaster response in a pediatric field hospital: Lessons learned in Haiti

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1131-1139

  Burnweit, Cathy ^a   Stylianos, Steven ^a  

^a MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Multitrauma; Natural disaster; Pediatric field hospital

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER PLANNING; EARTHQUAKE; FRACTURE; HAITI; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC WARD; PEDIATRICIAN; PHARMACIST; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; SURGEON; WOUND CARE;

CHILD; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HAITI; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OPERATING ROOMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RELIEF WORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 79959308017     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.03.042     Document Type: Article

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