Tag Archives: Haiti

Earthquakes and Ingenuity

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

At 1:55 p.m. EDT, just before I went out the door, my secretary asked, “Did you feel that?” At 1:57 I heard Rush Limbaugh’s stand-in say they’d felt an earthquake in New York, with reports soon following of a quake … Continue reading →

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Cholera – Lessons from Haiti

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Haiti had not experienced a cholera epidemic in over a century. The January 2010 earthquake changed that. In the wake of the destruction and misery, cholera paid a visit.  By October 2010 an epidemic had been identified.  By six weeks later 91,770 cases … Continue reading →

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Week 8 – Question of the Week: What diseases will surface when society is disrupted?

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Week 8:  2011-04-28  Today I’m asking our professionals to weigh in on a question posed by Dan, one of our readers and contributors:    What diseases would likely show up with a disruption of life as we know it?  Haiti saw a marked … Continue reading →

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Earthquake Injuries – the Haiti Experience – What to Prepare For

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Last month’s JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) featured an article from the CDC (MMWR 2011;59:1673-1677) on post-earthquake injuries treated at a field hospital in 2010. What did they see?  Or of more concern, what will we see when … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Disasters

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

The following post is contributed by Dan,  a wilderness guide, who has led teams of doctors and nurses on medical diaster response trips throughout the world.  What does a person who has “been there, done that” have to say? * … Continue reading →

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