Operative care after the Haiti 2010 earthquake: Implications for post-disaster definitive care

摘要

To the Editor, On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, affecting 3 million people and causing 220000 deaths and more than 300000 injuries. In response to a request from Hopital Saint Francois de Sales in Port-au-Prince, a series of surgical teams were deployed from the Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center (STC-UMMC) to operate 2 operating rooms and provide postoperative care. The STC-UMMC teams operated alongside the staff of Hopital Saint Francois de Sales from January 30 through June 27, 2010. After reviewing the teams' operative records and reports of other foreign medical teams (FMTs) responding the Haiti earthquake (see Table and Fig.), we have explored the potential implications of these experiences regarding disaster preparedness and FMT response.