Deputy Head of Division, Division of Tropical and Humanitarian Medicine, Co-Head, Centre for Humanitarian Medicine and Disaster Management WHO Collaborative Centre, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Médecin Associé, Department of Anesthesiology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Am J Disaster Med. 2020;15(4):303-305. doi: 10.5055/ajdm.2020.0379.
On August 4, 2020, Beirut was hit by a devastating explosion leading to mass casualties: thousands were injured and there were significant damages to residences, offices, and health structures. The Emergency Medical Team (EMT) specialized "Mother and Child" was deployed by the Swiss Humanitarian Aid in order to support local health facilities, empower local health professionals to resume clinical activities and ensure access, and continuity of patient care in particular in the fields of gynecology-obstetrics and pediatrics. This communication presents the particularities of an EMT deployment in an urban area of an upper middle-income country with some recommendations for such settings.
2020 年 8 月 4 日，贝鲁特发生了一场毁灭性的爆炸，导致大量人员伤亡：数千人受伤，居民住宅、办公室和卫生机构遭受重大损失。瑞士人道主义援助组织派出了专门的“母婴”紧急医疗队，以支持当地的卫生设施，使当地卫生专业人员能够恢复临床活动，并确保在妇产科和儿科等领域的患者得到治疗的可及性和连续性。本通讯介绍了在中高收入国家城市地区部署紧急医疗队的特点，并为这种情况提出了一些建议。
