Conditions found among pediatric survivors during the early response to natural disaster: a prospective case study

Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics
Axel GamulinRomain Dayer

Abstract

Major natural disasters may provoke a mass casualty situation, and children tend to represent an important proportion of the victims. The purpose of this study was to prospectively record medical conditions presented by pediatric survivors of a major natural disaster to determine the type of medical specialists most needed during the acute phase of relief response. After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, age, sex, date of presentation, diagnosis, and treatment provided were prospectively recorded for all patients less than 18 years old treated by a medical relief team. Patients were then allocated to 1 of the 2 groups: surgical (traumatism or surgical disorder) and medical (medical disorder). Medical activity lasted for 43 days. Four hundred seventy-one of the 796 treated patients were less than 18 years old. Two hundred forty-four (52%) were assigned to the surgical group and 227 (48%) to the medical group. As there was a substantial decrease in the number of new surgical patients registered on day 11 of activity, we arbitrarily defined an early period (until day 10 of activity) and a late period (beginning on day 11 of activity). Data obtained from the 147 new patients registered during the early period revealed 134 (91%) surgical p...Continue Reading

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