卡特里娜飓风过后在新奥尔良路易斯阿姆斯特朗国际机场的医疗救治：灾难医疗援助队WA-1和OR-2的经历。

Medical treatment at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport after hurricane Katrina: the experience of disaster medical assistance teams WA-1 and OR-2.

作者信息

Sanford Christopher, Jui Jonathan, Miller Helen C, Jobe Kathleen A

机构信息

Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

出版信息

Travel Med Infect Dis. 2007 Jul;5(4):230-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.03.002. Epub 2007 Apr 26.

DOI:10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.03.002

PMID:17574144

Abstract

In the week following Hurricane Katrina, over 3000 patients were evacuated by air from a triage and medical treatment station at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. This represents the largest air evacuation in history. Over 24,000 additional evacuees were transported from the airport to shelters. Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMATs) from several US states were deployed to the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to provide medical care to those evacuated from New Orleans. Despite warning from the US National Weather Service of catastrophic damage to New Orleans, adequate medical staffing was not attained at the airport triage station until 6 days after the hurricane struck. Organizational lapses, including inadequate medical and operational planning, understaffing of medical personnel, and failure to utilize Incident Command System, diminished the effectiveness of the Hurricane Katrina New Orleans Medical Operation.

摘要

卡特里娜飓风过后的一周内，超过3000名患者从路易斯·阿姆斯特朗新奥尔良国际机场的一个分诊和医疗救治站被空运撤离。这是历史上规模最大的一次空中撤离行动。另外还有超过24000名撤离人员从该机场被转运至避难所。来自美国几个州的灾难医疗援助队（DMATs）被部署到路易斯·阿姆斯特朗新奥尔良国际机场，为从新奥尔良撤离的人员提供医疗护理。尽管美国国家气象局已发出警告，称新奥尔良将遭受灾难性破坏，但直到飓风袭击6天后，机场分诊站才配备了足够的医疗人员。包括医疗和行动规划不足、医务人员配备不足以及未能使用 incident command system（事件指挥系统）在内的组织失误，削弱了卡特里娜飓风新奥尔良医疗行动的成效。