Disaster triage after the Haitian earthquake

R. M. Smith; G. S.M. Dyer; K. Antonangeli; N. Arredondo; H. Bedlion; A. Dalal; G. M. Deveny; G. Joseph; D. Lauria; S. H. Lockhart; S. Lucien; S. Marsh; S. O. Rogers; H. Salzarulo; S. Shah; R. J. Toussaint; J. Wagoner

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2011.07.015

Disaster triage after the Haitian earthquake

R. M. Smith, G. S.M. Dyer, K. Antonangeli, N. Arredondo, H. Bedlion, A. Dalal, G. M. Deveny, G. Joseph, D. Lauria, S. H. Lockhart, S. Lucien, S. Marsh, S. O. Rogers, H. Salzarulo, S. Shah, R. J. Toussaint, J. Wagoner

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1811-1815
Number of pages	5
Journal	Injury
Volume	43
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2011.07.015
State	Published - Nov 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Compartment syndrome
Disaster triage
Haiti earthquake
Sepsis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Emergency Medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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