Yu Jimmy N, Brock Terry Keith, Mecozzi Daniel M, Tran Nam K, Kost Gerald J
UC Davis-Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Point-of-Care Technologies Center (National Institutes of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health), Point-of-Care Center for Teaching and Research, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA.
Point Care. 2010 Dec;9(4):185-192. doi: 10.1097/POC.0b013e3181fc95ee.
The goal of this paper is to identify strategies for connectivity that will optimize point-of-care testing (POCT) organized as small-world networks in disaster settings. METHODS: We evaluated connectivity failures during the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, applied small-world network concepts, and reviewed literature for point-of-care (POC) connectivity systems. RESULTS: Medical teams responding to the Haiti Earthquake faced connectivity failures that affected patient outcomes. Deploying robust wireless connectivity systems can enhance the efficiency of the disaster response by improving health care delivery, medical documentation, logistics, response coordination, communication, and telemedicine. Virtual POC connectivity education and training programs can enhance readiness of disaster responders. CONCLUSIONS: The admirable humanitarian efforts of more than 4000 organizations substantially impacted the lives of earthquake victims in Haiti. However, the lack of connectivity and small-world network strategies, combined with communication failures, during early stages of the relief effort must be addressed for future disaster preparedness.
本文的目标是确定连接策略，以优化在灾难环境中组织成小世界网络的即时检验（POCT）。方法：我们评估了2010年海地地震期间的连接故障，应用小世界网络概念，并查阅了有关即时护理（POC）连接系统的文献。结果：应对海地地震的医疗队面临影响患者治疗结果的连接故障。部署强大的无线连接系统可以通过改善医疗服务、医疗记录、后勤、响应协调、通信和远程医疗来提高灾难应对效率。虚拟POC连接教育培训项目可以提高灾难响应者的准备程度。结论：4000多个组织令人钦佩的人道主义努力对海地地震受害者的生活产生了重大影响。然而，在未来的灾难准备中，必须解决救援初期连接性和小世界网络策略的缺乏以及通信故障的问题。
