National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Ann Intern Med. 2010 Jun 1;152(11):733-7. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-11-201006010-00215. Epub 2010 Mar 2.
On 12 January 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated the island nation of Haiti, leading to the world's largest humanitarian effort in over 6 decades. The catastrophe caused massive destruction of homes and buildings and overwhelmed the Haitian health care system. The United States responded immediately with a massive relief effort, sending U.S. military forces and civilian volunteers to Haiti's aid and providing a tertiary care medical center aboard the USNS COMFORT hospital ship. The COMFORT offered sophisticated medical care to a geographically isolated population and helped to transfer resource-intensive patients from other treatment facilities. Working collaboratively with the surgical staff, ancillary services, and nursing staff, internists aboard the COMFORT were integral to supporting the mission of the hospital ship and provided high-level care to the casualties. This article provides the perspective of the U.S. Navy internists who participated in the initial response to the Haitian earthquake disaster onboard the COMFORT.
2010 年 1 月 12 日，一场 7.0 级地震重创了海地这个岛国，引发了 60 多年来全球最大的人道主义救援行动。这场灾难导致大量房屋和建筑物被毁，海地的医疗体系不堪重负。美国立即作出反应，开展了大规模的救援工作，派遣美军部队和平民志愿者前往海地提供援助，并提供了一艘名为 USNS COMFORT 的三级医疗中心医院船。COMFORT 为地理上孤立的人群提供了复杂的医疗服务，并帮助将资源密集型患者从其他治疗设施转移。内科医生与外科医护人员、辅助服务人员和护理人员协作，共同支持医院船的使命，并为伤员提供高级别的护理。本文提供了参与 COMFORT 号医院船上海地地震灾难初期应对工作的美国海军内科医生的观点。
