Humanitarian Mission at Home: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center's Experience in Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome.

Autor: Robinson SL; Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA., Campbell WR; Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA., Patel LR; Department of Pediatrics, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA., Blickle JG; Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA., Goetzman HJ; Department of Pediatrics, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA., Hemphill A; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA., Mehlhaff KM; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA., Farren KC; American Red Cross, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA., Valdez AD; Department of Nutrition Services, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA., Khan J; Department of Nutrition Services, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA., Sessom EA; Department of Patient Administration, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA., Blaylock JM; Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA., Lee RU; Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Military medicine [Mil Med] 2023 Jan 04; Vol. 188 (1-2), pp. 25-29.
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac281
Abstrakt: Military medicine has a long history of humanitarian efforts globally, including responses to natural disasters and as planned medical civil action projects. However, ending two decades of war in Afghanistan, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) was tasked to receive up to 63 injured patients with less than 96-hour notice on August 27, 2021. As part of Operation Allies Refuge and transition to Operation Allies Welcome, this article highlights the complicated cross-organizational and multidisciplinary response at WRNMMC where ultimately 277 Afghan patients and nonmedical attendants received medical care and other requirements for resettlement. Lessons learned from coordinating the complex short suspense medical, cultural, and logistic efforts are noted as considerations and practical recommendations for future missions.
(Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 2022. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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