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Application of information technology within a field hospital deployment following the January 2010 Haiti earthquake disaster.
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- The framework and best practices of emergency medical teams: lessons learned from Israel's international field hospital response.Israel journal of health policy research · 2026Article
- Beirut Port Blast: Use of Electronic Health Record System During a Mass Casualty Event.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Existing operational standards for field deployments of rapid response mobile laboratories: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Radiological management and challenges of the twin earthquakes of February 6th.Emergency radiology · 2023Review
- Development of Patient Education Materials for Total Joint Replacement During an International Surgical Brigade.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2020Article
- Promotion of prehospital emergency care through clinical decision support systems: opportunities and challenges.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2019Article
- Mobile emergency, an emergency support system for hospitals in mobile devices: pilot study.JMIR research protocols · 2013Article
- Haiti earthquake 2010: a field hospital pediatric perspective.European journal of pediatrics · 2011Article
- The future of health IT innovation and informatics: a report from AMIA's 2010 policy meeting.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIAArticle
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Abstract
Following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the Israel Defense Force Medical Corps dispatched a field hospital unit. A specially tailored information technology solution was deployed within the hospital. The solution included a hospital administration system as well as a complete electronic medical record. A light-weight picture archiving and communication system was also deployed. During 10 days of operation, the system registered 1111 patients. The network and system up times were more than 99.9%. Patient movements within the hospital were noted, and an online command dashboard screen was generated. Patient care was delivered using the electronic medical record. Digital radiographs were acquired and transmitted to stations throughout the hospital. The system helped to introduce order in an otherwise chaotic situation and enabled adequate utilization of scarce medical resources by continually gathering information, analyzing it, and presenting it to the decision-making command level. The establishment of electronic medical records promoted the adequacy of medical treatment and facilitated continuity of care. This experience in Haiti supports the feasibility of deploying information technologies within a field hospital operation. Disaster response teams and agencies are encouraged to consider the use of information technology as part of their contingency plans.
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