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Review
. 2011 Jan;29(1):15-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.det.2010.09.004.

Dermatology aboard the USNS COMFORT: Disaster relief operations in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake

Kenneth Galeckas  1
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Dermatology aboard the USNS COMFORT: Disaster relief operations in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake

Kenneth Galeckas. Dermatol Clin. 2011 Jan.

Abstract

On the 12th of January 2010, Haiti was struck by a 7.0 Richter magnitude earthquake that devastated its already fragile capital region. Approximately 230,000 people died immediately or during ensuing weeks, mostly due to acute trauma. Countless others suffered significant life- or limb-threatening injuries. As a part of the United States' response to this tragedy, eventually named Operation Unified Response, the United States Navy deployed hundreds of physicians and other medical response individuals on a hospital ship. Operation Unified Response was a military joint task force operation augmented by governmental and nongovernmental organizations. Its mission was to bring medical and logistical support to the region.

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