title: Op Patwin Part 2: HMS illustrious' medical response to typhoon Haiyan.
abstract: Operation PATWIN was the United Kingdom's (UK) response to the disaster caused by Typhoon Haiyan. The UK deployed a force including HMS DARING and HMS ILLUSTRIOUS and this article describes the medical response including the deployment of a Role 2 medical team and the hosting of a UK civilian medical team UK Med. The deployment followed humanitarian guidelines in UK doctrine and contained in the Oslo guidelines, but demonstrated a unique example of a civilian team supported by the military.
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mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D055867:Cyclonic Storms; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D009326:Naval Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012767:Ships; D006113:United Kingdom