The Australian medical response to Typhoon Haiyan

Coatsworth, Nicholas

doi:10.5694/mja14.00306

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“…The damage caused by this category five typhoon was catastrophic - 16 million people were affected, official number of fatalities stands at 7,354, and 28,626 injuries were attributed to the typhoon 12 . The Australian Government, in part of a $40 million response package, deployed an Australian Medical Assistance Team (AusMAT) with a surgical field hospital (EMT Type 2) to the major center of Tacloban City (population 220,000) 13 on day six post-disaster for a period of 23 days, 14 from November 16, 2013 to December 7, 2013.…”

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Management of Diabetic Surgical Patients in a Deployed Field Hospital: A Model for Acute Non-Communicable Disease Care in Disaster

McDermott

Hardstaff

Alpen

et al. 2017

Prehosp. Disaster med.

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Sudden onset disasters (SODs) have affected over 1.5 billion of the world's population in the past decade. During the same time, developing nations have faced a sustained increase in the burden of non-communicable disease (NCD) with extra pressure placed on health systems. The combined increase in SODs and the NCD epidemic facing the world's most disaster-prone nations will present new challenges to emergency medical teams (EMTs) during disaster response. This report details the experience as an EMT during the Typhoon Haiyan disaster of 2013, with particular reference to the challenges of diabetic management in a surgical field hospital. The incidence of diabetes in this surgical cohort exceeded that of the population by a factor of four. The steps to prepare for and treat diabetes in the field provide a useful model for the management of NCD in the deployed field hospital environment after a disaster. McDermott KM , Hardstaff RM , Alpen S , Read DJ , Coatsworth NR . Management of diabetic surgical patients in a deployed field hospital: a model for acute non-communicable disease care in disaster. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2017;32(6):657-661.

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Management of Diabetic Surgical Patients in a Deployed Field Hospital: A Model for Acute Non-Communicable Disease Care in Disaster

McDermott

Hardstaff

Alpen

et al. 2017

Prehosp. Disaster med.

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“…Some teams were unvaccinated and both physically and psychologically unprepared. 11 This placed an additional and unnecessary burden on a country already struggling to provide basic necessities for its own population.…”

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Disaster management in a low-resource setting: the role of anaesthetists in international emergency medical teams

Walmsley

Blum

2017

BJA Education

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“…For an overview of the AusMAT response, see Coatsworth. 7 The initial AusMAT (team Alpha) was comprised of 37 members deployed with approximately 24 hours notice, an inadequate time frame to develop heat acclimatization. The majority of team Alpha (27 of 37) was drawn from the tropics of Northern Australia, with the remaining 10 members residing in cooler regions.…”

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“…During deployment, AusMAT members can expect to work 12-hour shifts for approximately 14 days 6 7 While pacing of effort to limit body heat production can be an effective heat stress mitigation strategy, 8 this approach may be compromised within the work schedule as responders prioritize the health of patients ahead of their personal well-being. The provision of cool sleeping conditions is an objective; however, AusMAT members typically sleep in non-climate-controlled settings, experiencing camp conditions with the possibility of warm to hot nights.…”

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Pre-deployment Heat Acclimatization Guidelines for Disaster Responders

Brearley

2015

Prehosp. Disaster med.

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The pre-deployment heat acclimatization guidelines provided AusMAT responders the ability to quantify their physical training and promoted physiological adaptations to maximize health, safety, and performance during deployment. While maintaining year-round heat acclimatization is considered essential for medical responders, these guidelines may facilitate beneficial adaptations once notified of deployment.

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The Australian medical response to Typhoon Haiyan

Cited by 6 publications

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Management of Diabetic Surgical Patients in a Deployed Field Hospital: A Model for Acute Non-Communicable Disease Care in Disaster

Management of Diabetic Surgical Patients in a Deployed Field Hospital: A Model for Acute Non-Communicable Disease Care in Disaster

Disaster management in a low-resource setting: the role of anaesthetists in international emergency medical teams

Pre-deployment Heat Acclimatization Guidelines for Disaster Responders

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