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01-02-2013 | Reply to Letter to the Editor

Reply to Letter to the Editor: Critically Assessing the Haiti Earthquake Response and the Barriers to Quality Orthopaedic Care

Authors: Daniel A. Sonshine, BA, Amber Caldwell, BA, Rich A. Gosselin, MD, MPH, MSc, Christopher T. Born, MD, R. Richard Coughlin, MD, MSc

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 2/2013

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We thank Dr. Moyad for his constructive criticism and service to the Haitian people. His positive experience providing care in the wake of this natural disaster is testament to the power of volunteerism in resource-poor countries. After the earthquake, many medical and surgical volunteers sacrificed to provide the highest quality care to disaster casualties. These stories and tremendous worldwide response should give all of us hope regarding our international capacity for relief. …

de Goyet de Ville C, Sarmiento JP, Grunewald F. Health response to the earthquake in Haiti: lessons to be learned for the next massive sudden-onset disaster. Washington, DC: Pan American Health Organization; January 2010. Available at: http://new.paho.org/disasters/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1626&Itemid=1&lang=en. Accessed October 15, 2012.

Reis ND, Better OS. Mechanical muscle-crush injury and acute muscle-crush compartment syndrome: with special reference to earthquake casualties. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005;87:450–453.PubMed

Title: Reply to Letter to the Editor: Critically Assessing the Haiti Earthquake Response and the Barriers to Quality Orthopaedic Care
Authors: Daniel A. Sonshine, BA
Amber Caldwell, BA
Rich A. Gosselin, MD, MPH, MSc
Christopher T. Born, MD
R. Richard Coughlin, MD, MSc
Publication date: 01-02-2013
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-012-2685-9

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