Introduction Climate change is a global public health emergency with implications for access
to care and emergency care service disruptions. The African continent is particularly …

The intensely active 2017 Atlantic basin hurricane season provided an opportunity to
examine how climate drivers, including warming oceans and rising seas, exacerbated …

Aim To better understand the research status and demand of society on disaster‐related
wound care. Design Scoping review. Methods A systematic search and screening was …

Hurricanes, also referred to as tropical cyclones or typhoons, are powerful storms that
originate over warm ocean waters. Throughout history, these storms have had lasting …

Natural disasters, particularly flooding, are associated with many environmental changes,
and the chances of infections after a disaster increase. Dead bodies are not associated with …

ObjectiveIn 2013, the Philippines was struck by typhoon Haiyan, which damaged local
hospitals and disrupted health care. The Belgian First Aid and Support Team erected a field …

There is increased understanding of how surgery can transform access to and the impact of
public health initiatives internationally. Through innovations in technology, infrastructure …

The complete 2017 Atlantic basin hurricane season, taken as a totality, was a potential
harbinger of storm seasons that are likely to occur throughout the remainder of the 21st …

Objective: The main objective of this work was to characterize the prevalence of acute
medical needs by examining emergency department (ED) and outpatient wound care clinic …

As the distribution of trauma and non-trauma patients changes with time following a large-
scale disaster, the required medical resources change commensurately. An understanding …