TY - JOUR
T1 - Best practice guidelines on surgical response in disasters and humanitarian emergencies
T2 - Report of the 2011 humanitarian action summit working group on surgical issues within the humanitarian space
AU - Chackungal, Smita
AU - Nickerson, Jason W.
AU - Knowlton, Lisa M.
AU - Black, Lynn
AU - Burkle, Frederick M.
AU - Casey, Kathleen
AU - Crandell, David
AU - Demey, Didier
AU - Di Giacomo, Lillian
AU - Dohlman, Lena
AU - Goldstein, Joshua
AU - Gosney, James E.
AU - Ikeda, Keita
AU - Linden, Allison
AU - Mullaly, Catherine M.
AU - O'Connell, Colleen
AU - Redmond, Anthony D.
AU - Richards, Adam
AU - Rufsvold, Robert
AU - Santos, Ana L.R.
AU - Skelton, Terri
AU - McQueen, Kelly
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The provision of surgery within humanitarian crises is complex, requiring coordination and cooperation among all stakeholders. During the 2011 Humanitarian Action Summit best practice guidelines were proposed to provide greater accountability and standardization in surgical humanitarian relief efforts. Surgical humanitarian relief planning should occur early and include team selection and preparation, appropriate disaster-specific anticipatory planning, needs assessment, and an awareness of local resources and limitations of cross-cultural project management. Accurate medical record keeping and timely follow-up is important for a transient surgical population. Integration with local health systems is essential and will help facilitate longer term surgical health system strengthening.
AB - The provision of surgery within humanitarian crises is complex, requiring coordination and cooperation among all stakeholders. During the 2011 Humanitarian Action Summit best practice guidelines were proposed to provide greater accountability and standardization in surgical humanitarian relief efforts. Surgical humanitarian relief planning should occur early and include team selection and preparation, appropriate disaster-specific anticipatory planning, needs assessment, and an awareness of local resources and limitations of cross-cultural project management. Accurate medical record keeping and timely follow-up is important for a transient surgical population. Integration with local health systems is essential and will help facilitate longer term surgical health system strengthening.
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U2 - 10.1017/S1049023X12000064
DO - 10.1017/S1049023X12000064
M3 - Article
C2 - 22475370
AN - SCOPUS:84864565356
SN - 1049-023X
VL - 26
SP - 429
EP - 437
JO - Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
JF - Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
IS - 6
ER -