Dermatology Aboard the USNS COMFORT: Disaster Relief Operations in Haiti After the 2010 Earthquake

被引：10

作者：

Galeckas, Kenneth ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Naval Med Ctr, Dept Dermatol, Bethesda, MD 20889 USA

[2] Uniformed Serv Univ Hlth Sci, Bethesda, MD 20814 USA

来源：

DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS | 2011年 / 29卷 / 01期

关键词：

Haiti; Dermatology; Disaster relief; Planned humanitarian assistance mission;

D O I：

10.1016/j.det.2010.09.004

中图分类号：

R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];

学科分类号：

100206 ;

摘要：

On the 12th of January 2010, Haiti was struck by a 7.0 Richter magnitude earthquake that devastated its already fragile capital region. Approximately 230,000 people died immediately or during ensuing weeks, mostly due to acute trauma. Countless others suffered significant life- or limb-threatening injuries. As a part of the United States' response to this tragedy, eventually named Operation Unified Response, the United States Navy deployed hundreds of physicians and other medical response individuals on a hospital ship. Operation Unified Response was a military joint task force operation augmented by governmental and nongovernmental organizations. Its mission was to bring medical and logistical support to the region.

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