The Canadian Armed Forces medical response to Typhoon Haiyan

Savage, Erin; Christian, Michael D.; Smith, Stephanie R.; Pannell, Dylan

doi:10.1503/cjs.013514

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“…2 not include an unusual high number of cases (6%), which contrasts with reports from the Canadian Red Cross in Ormoc (25.5% in adults to 39.9% in children) and the Canadian EMT in Roxas (10.6%). 12,35,36 Although cholera is endemic, there were no cases reported. This may be explained by the resilience of the Philippine community in terms of rapid installation of water purification units by EMTs like B-FAST, swift restoration of water and sanitation infrastructure, and the establishment of a surveillance system for early detection and treatment of cases of diarrhea by the Philippine authorities in accordance with the WHO.…”

Section: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparednessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In children under 5, respiratory, digestive, and skin infections emerged even more to the prejudice of trauma-related injuries, consistent with other reports. 29,36 That only 4% of young children presented with injuries may be a consequence of the low survival rate of seriously injured children. 27,40 Regardless of the age group, all patients suffered mainly from respiratory infections (62% of the <5-year-old children, 41% of older children, and 18% of adults), intestinal infections (21%, 5%, and 18%, respectively) and skin infections (16%, 15%, and 13%, respectively), as shown in Table 2.…”

Section: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparednessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Clinical Characteristics of the 2013 Haiyan Typhoon Victims Presenting to the Belgian First Aid and Support Team

Berlaer

Jong

Das

et al. 2018

Disaster med. public health prep.

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Objective: In 2013, the Philippines was struck by typhoon Haiyan, which damaged local hospitals and disrupted health care. The Belgian First Aid and Support Team erected a field hospital and water purification unit in Palo. This study aims to describe the diagnoses encountered and treatment provided. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, medical records of 1267 field hospital patients were reviewed for gender, age, complaints, diagnoses, and management and referral information. Results: Almost 28% of the patients suffered from injury, but most presented with nonsurgical diseases (64%), particularly of respiratory (31%), dermatological (11%), and digestive (8%) origin. Only 53% presented with disaster-related pathology, and 59% showed signs of infection. Patients needed wound care (47%), pain relief (33%), or antibiotics (29%); 9% needed procedures, 8% needed fluid therapy, and 5% needed psychological support. Children under 5 years of age were more at risk for infections (OR, 18.8; CI,3) and injuries (OR, 10.3; CI,. Males were more prone to injuries than females (OR, 2.1; CI, 1.6-2.6). Conclusions: One week after the acute phase of a typhoon, respiratory, dermatological, and digestive problems emerge to the prejudice of trauma. Only 53% of patients presented with disaster-related conditions. Young children are more at risk for injury and infectious diseases. These trends should be anticipated when composing Emergency Medical Teams and medical resources to be sent to disaster sites. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:265-278)

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confidence: 99%

Section: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparednessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clinical Characteristics of the 2013 Haiyan Typhoon Victims Presenting to the Belgian First Aid and Support Team

Berlaer

Jong

Das

et al. 2018

Disaster med. public health prep.

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“…En effet, le sexe (ou le genre) est un des facteurs majeurs qui influence la vulnérabilité en favorisant l'exclusion sociale (MUSTAFA et al, 2015;SEAGER, 2014 (MEISSEN, 2008;MERCER et al, 2010), le nombre de caractères pour les messages par écrit (BEAN et al, 2016) et le choix du médium de diffusion pour les personnes sourdes ou aveugles (SCOTT, 2003). Par exemple, dans le cas du typhon Haiyan du 8 novembre 2013, qui a causé la mort de plus de 6 000 personnes aux Philippines (29 000 blessés, 1 800 disparus) (SAVAGE et al, 2015), JIBIKI et al (2016) concluent que la mauvaise interprétation des termes est en cause. Bien que 98,3 % des habitants avaient reçu l'avertissement du typhon s'approchant des côtes, la plupart n'avaient pas compris le sens du terme storm surge (onde de tempête).…”

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Systèmes d’alerte précoce pour les aléas naturels et environnementaux : virage ou mirage technologique ?

David

Bernatchez

Dumont

2018

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Les systèmes d’alerte précoce sont un moyen de réduction des risques naturels. Bien qu’ils soient appliqués depuis plusieurs décennies pour la plupart des aléas, notamment pour les aléas hydrométéorologiques et géologiques, ils sont généralement inefficaces. Le Québec est sujet à une multitude d’aléas hydrométéorologiques (verglas, déluge, submersion, érosion, etc.), certaines occurences dans les dernières décennies ont mené à un questionnement des acteurs quant à l’efficacité de réponse des systèmes en place. Grâce à une revue exhaustive de la littérature, cet article fait ressortir les conditions qui permettent l’opérationnalisation efficace des systèmes d’alerte précoce, en les positionnant dans le contexte d’une gestion de risque. Elle synthétise également les facteurs qui contraignent son fonctionnement et souligne certains critères de réussite. Plusieurs facteurs techniques, administratifs et sociaux influencent leur fonctionnement alors que la principale contrainte à leur efficacité réside dans la communication de l’alerte et dans la réponse non appropriée qui y fait suite. Mettre en opération un système d’alerte précoce efficace demande une approche holistique en opposition aux systèmes de communication linéaire basés sur la technologie qui voit la population à la fin du processus. Si l’intérêt des systèmes d’alerte précoce est de diminuer le risque encouru par une population, amoindrir sa vulnérabilité exige que le type de système soit adapté au contexte local. Joindre les connaissances scientifiques au savoir local peut contribuer à cibler les besoins réels et facilite la transmission des connaissances pour l’ensemble des acteurs. Cette collaboration peut se réaliser grâce à un suivi environnemental. Pour diminuer la vulnérabilité, un retour d’expérience des communautés vers le système semble nécessaire.

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“…Previous reports demonstrated that acute respiratory infections are a major cause of disease after hydrologic events such as tropical cyclones, typhoons, and other heavy rainfall-related events [2][3][4][5][6], and numbers of both outpatients and inpatients with pneumonia increase after such disasters [7,8].…”

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Increased Risk of Legionella Pneumonia as Community-acquired Pneumonia after Heavy Rainfall in 2018 in West Japan

Mitsui

Ito

Ishida

et al. 2020

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Background: Japan experienced a heavy rainfall event from June 28 to July 8, 2018, and many casualties were caused by both heavy rainfall and flooding. Few studies have investigated patients’ characteristics and causative pathogens of community-acquired pneumonia before and after heavy rainfall events. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the causative pathogens and clinical characteristics of hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia before and after the heavy rainfall event using prospective cohort data.Methods: The study was divided into two periods: July to November 2013-2017 (pre heavy rainfall) and July to November 2018 (post heavy rainfall). The patients’ clinical characteristic and causative pathogens before and after the heavy rainfall were investigated. Regarding the causative pathogens, precipitation and seasonal patterns were adjusted.Results: There were no significant differences in the number and clinical characteristics of patients pre and post heavy rainfall. However, the frequency of Legionella pneumonia was significantly higher after than before the heavy rainfall event (8.9% vs 3.0%, P = 0.02) and remained significant after adjusting for precipitation and season. Three of 7 Legionella pneumonia patients engaged in reconstruction work and 2 Legionella pneumonia patients had soil exposure.Conclusions: An increased risk of Legionella pneumonia after not only rainfall and serious flooding, but also following recovery work or soil exposure should be considered. Trial registration: A prospective epidemiological study for patients with pneumonia in a single center in Japan, UMIN000004353. Registered 7 October 2010,　https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000005195

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The Canadian Armed Forces medical response to Typhoon Haiyan

Cited by 9 publications

References 9 publications

Clinical Characteristics of the 2013 Haiyan Typhoon Victims Presenting to the Belgian First Aid and Support Team

Clinical Characteristics of the 2013 Haiyan Typhoon Victims Presenting to the Belgian First Aid and Support Team

Systèmes d’alerte précoce pour les aléas naturels et environnementaux : virage ou mirage technologique ?

Increased Risk of Legionella Pneumonia as Community-acquired Pneumonia after Heavy Rainfall in 2018 in West Japan

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