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Marini N

2024-11-05 • MSF Scientific Days Latin America 2024

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Hernigou P, Homma Y, Herard P, Scarlat MM

2024-01-11 • International Orthopaedics

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Gerdin M, Clarke M, Allen C, Kayabu B, Summerskill W, et al.

2014-04-22 • PLOS Medicine

Martin Gerdin and colleagues argue that disaster health interventions and decision-making can benefit from an evidence-based approach Please see later in the article for the Editors' Sum...

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Ali E, Ferir MC, Reid AJ, Gray H, van den Boogaard W, et al.

2016-12-15 • Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

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Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines in November 2013 and left a trail of destruction. As part of its emergency response, Médecins Sans Frontières distributed materials for ...

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Teicher CL, Alberti KP, Porten K, Elder G, Baron E, et al.

2014-01-15 • Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

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During January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, resulting in death and destruction for hundreds of thousands of people. This study describes the types of o...

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Umphrey L, Brown AL, Hiffler L, Lafferty N, Garcia DM, et al.

2018-10-05 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health

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Bertol MJ, Van der Bergh R, Trelles M, Kenslor H, Basimuoneye JP, et al.

2014-07-20 • International Orthopaedics

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While the orthopaedic management of open fractures has been well-documented in developed settings, limited evidence exists on the surgical outcomes of open fractures in terms...

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Martinez Garcia D, Brown AL

2014-05-01 • Medical Journal of Australia

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Aluisio AR, Teicher CL, Wiskel T, Guy A, Levine AC

2016-11-16 • PLoS Currents

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Lower extremity trauma during earthquakes accounts for the largest burden of geophysical disaster-related injuries. Insufficient pain management is common in disaster sett...

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Sever MS, Vanholder R

2012-04-01 • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

"Recommendations for the management of crush victims in mass disasters" aims to assist medics, paramedics and rescue team members who provide care during disasters. Development of the re...

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Review

Vanholder R, Borniche D, Claus S, Correa-Rotter R, Crestani R, et al.

2010-08-30 • Nephron Clinical Practice

The response of the nephrological community to the Haiti and Chile earthquakes which occurred in the first months of 2010 is described. In Haiti, renal support was organized by the Renal...

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Chu KM, Stokes C, Trelles M, Ford NP

2011-04-26 • PLOS Medicine

Kathryn Chu and colleagues describe the experiences of Médecins sans Frontières after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and discuss how to improve delivery of surgery in humanitarian disasters.

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van Berlaer G, Staes T, Danschutter D, Ackermans R, Zannini S, et al.

2017-10-01 • European Journal of Emergency Medicine

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Disaster medicine research generally lacks control groups. This study aims to describe categories of diagnoses encountered by the Belgian First Aid and Support Team after ...

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Ramirez TL

2014-03-07

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Osmers I

2017-08-29 • Der Unfallchirurg

Disasters and armed conflicts are often the unfortunate basis for aid projects run by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The nature of war and disasters means that s...

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Coldiron ME, Llosa AE, Roederer T, Casas G, Moro MR

2013-11-01 • Conflict and Health

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Mental health problems, particularly anxiety and mood disorders, are prevalent in the setting of humanitarian emergencies, both natural and man-made disasters. Evidence ...

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Alcoba G, Potet J, Vatrinet R, Singh SN, Nanclares C, et al.

2022-03-01 • Toxicon: X

Snakebite envenoming is a public health concern in many countries affected by humanitarian crises. Its magnitude was recognized internationally but associations between snakebite peaks a...

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Boëte C, Guardiola M, Lasry E, Burza S, Moriana S, et al.

2020-09-01 • Trends in Parasitology

While modelling is an essential component for an understanding of the epidemiology of malaria, and for designing better control measures, it rarely considers the particular contexts enco...

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Mouchenik Y, Dauriac-Le Masson V, Marquer C, Marty-Chevreuil A, Georges R, et al.

2016-05-20 • Encephale

The paper describes an action research for indicative assessment of psychological problems of young children following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and the interest of using the Creole ...

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Herard P, Boillot F

2012-05-15 • International Orthopaedics

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The decision to amputate is always difficult but becomes even harder in emergency situations, which usually present extra complicating factors.

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Mental health and psychosocial support after extreme weather events: Learned lessons in three experiences from MSF Brazil in floods and extreme rain responses in 2022

The loneliness of the local orthopaedic surgeon in disaster zones

Optimal evidence in difficult settings: improving health interventions and decision making in disasters

"Providing a Roof" and more to communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines: the Médecins Sans Frontières experience

Médecins Sans Frontières experience in orthopedic surgery in post-earthquake Haiti in 2010

Delivering paediatric critical care in humanitarian settings

Saving life and limb: limb salvage using external fixation, a multi-centre review of orthopaedic surgical activities in Médecins Sans Frontières

Restoring health after Typhoon Haiyan

Focused training for humanitarian responders in regional anesthesia techniques for a planned randomized controlled trial in a disaster setting

Recommendation for the management of crush victims in mass disasters

When the earth trembles in the Americas: the experience of Haiti and Chile 2010

Improving effective surgical delivery in humanitarian disasters: lessons from Haiti

Disaster preparedness and response improvement: comparison of the 2010 Haiti earthquake-related diagnoses with baseline medical data

Forced to flee: humanitarian disasters leave women at higher risk

Orthopedic surgery with limited resources after mass disasters and during armed conflicts: first international guidelines for the management of limb injuries and the experience of Doctors Without Borders

Brief mental health interventions in conflict and emergency settings: an overview of four Medecins Sans Frontieres - France programs

Snakebite envenoming in humanitarian crises and migration: A scoping review and the Médecins Sans Frontières experience

Needs and challenges in modelling malaria for emergency contexts

Trauma and resilience among children 3 to 6 years old in three neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti

Amputation in emergency situations: indications, techniques and Médecins Sans Frontières France's experience in Haiti