1. Responding to the Cholera Epidemic in Haiti.
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Schulz Fisher, Mary Lou, Wood, Tom, and Plyer, Lance
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PREVENTION of cholera , *CHOLERA treatment , *HYPOGLYCEMIA treatment , *DEHYDRATION , *ANTIBIOTICS , *REGULATION of body fluids , *CHOLERA , *PREVENTION of communicable diseases , *COMMUNITY health services , *DIETARY supplements , *EMPLOYMENT in foreign countries , *EPIDEMICS , *FLUID therapy , *HEALTH education , *HEALTH services accessibility , *HUMANITARIANISM , *HYGIENE , *MEDICAL care , *MEDICAL needs assessment , *MEDICAL care use , *MEDICAL protocols , *MENTORING , *NONPROFIT organizations , *NURSING , *NURSING practice , *NURSING assessment , *ORAL rehydration therapy , *PERSONNEL management , *POTASSIUM , *SANITATION , *VIBRIO , *VOLUNTARY health agencies , *VOLUNTEERS , *ZINC , *CONTINUING education units , *SYMPTOMS , *THERAPEUTICS , *INFECTIOUS disease transmission - Abstract
OVERVIEW: While Haiti was still recovering from the January 12,2010, magnitude-7 earthquake, an outbreak of cholera spread throughout the nation, soon reaching epidemic proportions. Working through the faith- based nongovernmental organization Samaritan's Purse, an NP, an epidemiologist, and a physician joined the effort to prevent the spread of disease and treat those affected. Here they describe the prevention and intervention campaigns their organization initiated, how they prepared for each, and the essential elements of their operations. INSETS: Cholera: The Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Epidemiology;Hygiene and Sanitation Practices for Cholera Treatment Centers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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