Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
J Perianesth Nurs. 2022 Jun;37(3):298-307. doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2021.12.003. Epub 2022 Mar 24.
Nursing has a long and celebrated history of providing life-saving care during crises and periods of great need. Following the government collapse in Afghanistan and the withdrawal of US troops, a severe humanitarian and human rights crisis emerged. The US military participated in one of the largest and most complex humanitarian missions in history to aid Afghan relief efforts. US and coalition forces evacuated more than 130,000 people in the chaotic Allied airlift from the Kabul Airport. The overarching missions, Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome, provided humanitarian support to at-risk Afghan nationals who contributed to the Global War on Terrorism efforts, as well as US citizens living in Afghanistan. Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), an overseas military treatment facility located in Germany, supported the healthcare needs of Afghan evacuees and injured US service members during the humanitarian crisis. LRMC clinicians provided emergent, urgent, and specialty care while advocating for evacuee health, wellness, and living conditions. Perioperative and perianesthesia nurses were essential to the humanitarian response, as many evacuees and injured US service members arrived in Germany requiring immediate surgical interventions. In this article, we describe the vital contributions of military perioperative and perianesthesia nurses to the Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome missions, and share our experiences providing humanitarian relief. Military and civilian healthcare planners can learn from our humanitarian relief contributions, experiences, and lessons to strategically prepare their health systems to respond to future crises.
护理在危机和急需时期提供救生护理方面有着悠久而卓越的历史。随着阿富汗政府垮台和美军撤离，一场严重的人道主义和人权危机出现了。美国军队参与了历史上最大和最复杂的人道主义任务之一，以援助阿富汗的救援工作。美国和联军部队在喀布尔机场混乱的盟军空运中撤离了超过 13 万人。总体任务“盟军救援行动”和“盟军欢迎行动”为有风险的阿富汗国民提供了人道主义支持，这些国民为全球反恐战争做出了贡献，也为居住在阿富汗的美国公民提供了支持。兰施图尔地区医疗中心（LRMC）是一家位于德国的海外军事治疗设施，在人道主义危机期间为阿富汗难民和受伤的美国军人提供医疗需求。LRMC 的临床医生提供紧急、紧急和专科护理，同时倡导难民的健康、福利和生活条件。围手术期和围手术期护士对人道主义反应至关重要，因为许多难民和受伤的美国军人抵达德国时需要立即进行手术干预。在本文中，我们描述了军事围手术期和围手术期护士对“盟军救援行动”和“盟军欢迎行动”任务的重要贡献，并分享了我们提供人道主义救援的经验。军事和民用医疗保健规划人员可以从我们的人道主义救援贡献、经验和教训中吸取教训，为他们的卫生系统战略性地做好应对未来危机的准备。
