Department of Surgery, George Washington University, United States.
Disasters. 2012 Oct;36(4):609-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2012.01279.x. Epub 2012 Feb 22.
The global response to the 12 January 2010 earthquake in Haiti revealed the ability to mobilise medical teams quickly and effectively when academic medical centres partner non-governmental organisations (NGO) that already have a presence in a zone of devastation. Most established NGOs based in a certain region are accustomed to managing the medical conditions that are common to that area and will need additional and specialised support to treat the flux of myriad injured persons. Furthermore, an NGO with an established presence in a region prior to a disaster appears better positioned to provide sustained recovery and rehabilitation relief. Academic medical centres can supply these essential specialised resources for a prolonged time. This relationship between NGOs and academic medical centres should be further developed prior to another disaster response. This model has great potential with regard to the rapid preparation and worldwide deployment of skilled medical and surgical teams when needed following a disaster, as well as to the subsequent critical recovery phase.
海地 2010 年 1 月 12 日地震的全球应对行动表明，当学术医疗中心与已经在灾区存在的非政府组织（NGO）合作时，能够快速有效地调动医疗团队。大多数设在特定地区的成熟 NGO 习惯于管理该地区常见的医疗状况，并且需要额外的专业支持来治疗大量伤员。此外，在灾难发生之前在一个地区就有存在的 NGO 似乎更有能力提供持续的恢复和康复救济。学术医疗中心可以在较长时间内提供这些必要的专业资源。在另一次灾难应对之前，应进一步发展 NGO 和学术医疗中心之间的这种关系。这种模式在灾难发生后需要时，对于快速准备和全球部署熟练的医疗和外科团队具有巨大的潜力，以及随后的关键恢复阶段。
