[PMID]: | 29173258 |
[Au] Autor: | McAlister CN; Marble AE; Murray TJ |
[Ad] Endereço: | From the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (McAlister); the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Marble); and the Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Murray). |
[Ti] Título: | The 1917 Halifax Explosion: the first coordinated local civilian medical response to disaster in Canada. |
[So] Source: | Can J Surg;60(6):372-374, 2017 Dec. |
[Is] ISSN: | 1488-2310 |
[Cp] País de publicação: | Canada |
[La] Idioma: | eng |
[Ab] Resumo: | SUMMARY: The 1917 Halifax Explosion was an unfortunate but predictable tragedy, given the sea traffic and munitions cargo, resulting in sudden large-scale damage and catastrophic injuries, with 1950 dead and 8000 injured. Although generous support was received from the United States, the bulk of the medical work was undertaken using local resources through an immediate, massive, centrally coordinated medical response. The incredible care provided 100 years ago by these Canadian physicians, nurses and students is often forgotten, but deserves attention. The local medical response to the 1917 disaster is an early example of coordinated mass casualty relief, the first in Canada, and remains relevant to modern disaster preparedness planning. This commentary has an appendix, available at canjsurg.ca/016317-a1. |
[Mh] Termos MeSH primário: |
Traumatismos por Explosões/história Explosões/história Incidentes com Feridos em Massa/história Socorro em Desastres/história Navios
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[Mh] Termos MeSH secundário: |
História do Século XX Nova Escócia
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[Pt] Tipo de publicação: | HISTORICAL ARTICLE; JOURNAL ARTICLE |
[Em] Mês de entrada: | 1712 |
[Cu] Atualização por classe: | 171222 |
[Lr] Data última revisão:
| 171222 |
[Sb] Subgrupo de revista: | IM |
[Da] Data de entrada para processamento: | 171128 |
[St] Status: | MEDLINE |
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