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ArticleDisaster medicine and public health preparedness2020

Application and Prospect of a Mobile Hospital in Disaster Response.

Xinlin Chen, Lu Lu, Jie Shi, Xin Zhang, Haojun Fan, Bin Fan, Bo Qu, Qi Lv, Shike Hou

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Article in Disaster medicine and public health preparedness, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xinlin ChenInstitute of Disaster Medicine, Tianjin University; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Disaster Medicine Technology, Tianjin, China.
Lu LuInstitute of Disaster Medicine, Tianjin University; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Disaster Medicine Technology, Tianjin, China.
Jie ShiInstitute of Disaster Medicine, Tianjin University; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Disaster Medicine Technology, Tianjin, China.
Xin ZhangInstitute of Disaster Medicine, Tianjin University; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Disaster Medicine Technology, Tianjin, China.
Haojun FanInstitute of Disaster Medicine, Tianjin University; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Disaster Medicine Technology, Tianjin, China.
Bin FanInstitute of Disaster Medicine, Tianjin University; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Disaster Medicine Technology, Tianjin, China.
Bo QuInstitute of Disaster Medicine, Tianjin University; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Disaster Medicine Technology, Tianjin, China.
Qi LvInstitute of Disaster Medicine, Tianjin University; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Disaster Medicine Technology, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9076-7042
Shike HouInstitute of Disaster Medicine, Tianjin University; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Disaster Medicine Technology, Tianjin, China.
Tianjin University of Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disasters such as an earthquake, a flood, and an epidemic usually lead to large numbers of casualties accompanied by disruption of the functioning of local medical institutions. A rapid response of medical assistance and support is required. Mobile hospitals have been deployed by national and international organizations at disaster situations in the past decades, which play an important role in saving casualties and alleviating the shortage of medical resources. In this paper, we briefly introduce the types and characteristics of mobile hospitals used by medical teams in disaster rescue, including the aspects of structural form, organizational form, and mobile transportation. We also review the practices of mobile hospitals in disaster response and summarize the problems and needs of mobile hospitals in disaster rescue. Finally, we propose the development direction of mobile hospitals, especially on the development of intelligence, rapid deployment capabilities, and modularization, which provide suggestions for further research and development of mobile hospitals in the future.

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DisastersCivil DefenseHumansMobile Health Unitsapplicationdisaster medicinedisaster responsemobile hospital

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PMID32317031
PMCPMC7251258
OpenAlexW3016919885

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