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1 Canadian Field Hospital In Haiti: Surgical Experience In Earthquake Relief, Max Talbot, Bethann Meunier, Vincent Trottier, Michael Christian, Tracey Hillier, Chris Berger, Vivian Mcalister, Scott Taylor
1 Canadian Field Hospital In Haiti: Surgical Experience In Earthquake Relief, Max Talbot, Bethann Meunier, Vincent Trottier, Michael Christian, Tracey Hillier, Chris Berger, Vivian Mcalister, Scott Taylor
Vivian C. McAlister
The Canadian Forces’ (CF) deployable hospital, 1 Canadian Field Hospital, was deployed to Haiti after an earthquake that caused massive devastation. Two surgical teams performed 167 operations over a 39-day period starting 17 days after the index event. Most operations were unrelated to the earthquake. Replacing or supplementing the destroyed local surgical capacity for a brief period after a disaster can be a valuable contribution to relief efforts. For future humanitarian operations/disaster response missions, the CF will study the feasibility of accelerating the deployment of surgical capabilities. L’hôpital déployable des Forces canadiennes, le 1er Hôpital de campagne du Canada, a …
Civilian Versus Military Trauma Management, Vivian C. Mcalister
Civilian Versus Military Trauma Management, Vivian C. Mcalister
Vivian C. McAlister
In the 21st century, military and civilian trauma surgeons bring similar solutions to similar problems, learning one from another