Determining Medical Staffing Requirements for Humanitarian Assistance Missions

Negus, Tracy; Brown, Carrie J; Konoske, Paula

doi:10.7205/milmed-d-09-00051

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“…The actual missions described varied, with Operation Unified Assistance (Asian tsunami relief) ‡‡ being cited most often in 17 (39.5%) of the publications. Operation Unified Response (Haiti earthquake relief), §§ Pacific Partnership, *** Continuing Promise, 26 , 34 and “all” missions 24 , 43 , 50 , 59 made up 12 (27.9%), eight (18.6%), two (4.7%) and four (9.3%) respectively. The disparity in publications between Pacific Partnership and Continuing Promise is unexpected, as both Mercy and Comfort have each conducted three of these humanitarian assistance missions.…”

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“…22,37,47,61 Disaster response missions**accounted for 29 (67.4%) of the publications. Humanitarian assistance yy made up another 11 (25.6%) and both missions 24,43,59 were discussed in three (7.0%) of the publications. This is not surprising as disaster response missions involving hospital ships gain more visibility than the biennial humanitarian assistance missions.…”

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Hospital Ships Adrift? Part 1: A Systematic Literature Review Characterizing US Navy Hospital Ship Humanitarian and Disaster Response, 2004-2012

Licina

2013

Prehosp. Disaster med.

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Of the 1445 sources reviewed, a total of 43 publications met criteria for review. Six (13.9%) met empirical documentation criteria and 37 (86.0%) were considered nonempirical expert opinions and anecdotal accounts that were primarily descriptive in nature. Overall, disaster response accounted for 67.4% (29/43) and humanitarian assistance 25.6% (11/43). Public and private sector participants produced 79.0% (34/43) and 20.9% (9/43) of the publications respectively. Of private sector publications, 88.9% (8/9) focused on disaster response compared to 61.8% (21/34) from the public sector. Of all publications meeting inclusion criteria, 81.4% (35/43) focused on medical care, 9.3% (4/43) discussed partnerships, 4.7% (2/43) training, and 4.7% (2/43) medical ethics and strategic utilization. No primary author publications from the diplomatic, development, or participating host nations were identified. One (2.3%) of the 43 publications was from a partner nation participant. Discussion Without rigorous research methods yielding valid and reliable data-based information pertaining to Navy hospital ship mission impact, policy makers are left with anecdotal reports to influence their decision-making processes. This is inadequate considering the frequency of hospital ship deployments used as a foreign policy tool and the considerable funding that is involved in each mission. Future research efforts should study empirically the short- and long-term impacts of hospital ship missions in building regional and civil-military partnerships while meeting the humanitarian and disaster response needs of host nation populations.

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Hospital Ships Adrift? Part 1: A Systematic Literature Review Characterizing US Navy Hospital Ship Humanitarian and Disaster Response, 2004-2012

Licina

2013

Prehosp. Disaster med.

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“…Negus et al. (2010) stress that the medical needs at a disaster site should be assessed to determine the specific medical staff required.…”

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“…(2010) stress that the medical needs at a disaster site should be assessed to determine the specific medical staff required. They suggest a staffing plan should be drawn up to make the medical humanitarian mission successful and this plan needs to be flexible depending on the region and specific medical needs of the situation (Negus et al. 2010).…”

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Optimal qualifications, staffing and scope of practice for first responder nurses in disaster

Yin

Arbon

et al. 2011

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…MEDCAPs andMEDRETEs have advantages and disadvantages to both the foreign populations served and the US military personnel who participate. These exercises theoretically build indigenous capabilities and cooperative relationships among the partner organizations, promote peace and stability, and facilitate the development of sensitivity to other cultures 48. MEDCAPs and MEDRETEs provide US health care personnel exposure to multiple acute and chronic third world diseases and medical conditions they would not usually see in the United States.…”

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Assisting Host Nations in Developing Health Systems

Ackermann¹

2010

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Determining Medical Staffing Requirements for Humanitarian Assistance Missions

Cited by 9 publications

References 5 publications

Hospital Ships Adrift? Part 1: A Systematic Literature Review Characterizing US Navy Hospital Ship Humanitarian and Disaster Response, 2004-2012

Hospital Ships Adrift? Part 1: A Systematic Literature Review Characterizing US Navy Hospital Ship Humanitarian and Disaster Response, 2004-2012

Optimal qualifications, staffing and scope of practice for first responder nurses in disaster

Assisting Host Nations in Developing Health Systems

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