Best Practice Guidelines on Surgical Response in Disasters and Humanitarian Emergencies: Report of the 2011 Humanitarian Action Summit Working Group on Surgical Issues within the Humanitarian Space

Best Practice Guidelines on Surgical Response in Disasters and Humanitarian Emergencies: Report of the 2011 Humanitarian Action Summit Working Group on Surgical Issues within the Humanitarian Space

Chackungal, S.
Nickerson, J.W.
Knowlton, L.M.
Black, L.
Burkle Jr., F.M.
Casey, K.
Crandell, D.
Demey, D.
di Giacomo, L.
Dohlman, L.
Goldstein, J.
Gosney Jr., J.E.
Ikeda, K.
Linden, A.
Mullaly, C.M.
O'Connell, C.
Redmond, A.D.
Richards, A.
Rufsvold, R.
Rodrigues Santos, A.L.
Skelton, T.
McQueen, K.

Industrial Design Engineering

Design Engineering

2011-12-31

The provision of surgery within humanitarian crises is complex, requiring coordination and cooperation among all stakeholders. During the 2011 Humanitarian Action Summit best practice guidelines were proposed to provide greater accountability and standardization in surgical humanitarian relief efforts. Surgical humanitarian relief planning should occur early and include team selection and preparation, appropriate disaster-specific anticipatory planning, needs assessment, and an awareness of local resources and limitations of cross-cultural project management. Accurate medical record keeping and timely follow-up is important for a transient surgical population. Integration with local health systems is essential and will help facilitate longer term surgical health system strengthening.

surgical burden of disease
surgical standards
disaster medicine
humantarian emergencies
trauma rehabilitation

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:d29e7d5e-7fe0-4c6f-b5e8-c9ab353f9176

Cambridge University Press

2012-12-31

1049-023X

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X12000064

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 26 (6), 2011

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