title: 1 Canadian Field Hospital in Haiti: surgical experience in earthquake relief.
abstract: The Canadian Forces' (CF) deployable hospital, 1 Canadian Field Hospital, was deployed to Haiti after an earthquake that caused massive devastation. Two surgical teams performed 167 operations over a 39-day period starting 17 days after the index event. Most operations were unrelated to the earthquake. Replacing or supplementing the destroyed local surgical capacity for a brief period after a disaster can be a valuable contribution to relief efforts. For future humanitarian operations/disaster response missions, the CF will study the feasibility of accelerating the deployment of surgical capabilities.
authors.affiliation: 1 Canadian Field Hospital, Canadian Forces, Montreal, QC. max_talbot@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Talbot
authors.forename: Bethann
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meunier
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Trottier
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Christian
authors.forename: Tracey
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hillier
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: McAlister
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D055866:Earthquakes; D005260:Female; D006205:Haiti; D006775:Hospitals, Packaged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009873:Operating Rooms; D012066:Relief Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data