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Emergency medicine residents in the war zone: organizing humanitarian expeditions to train healthcare personnel during the conflict in Ukraine

Authors :
Giovanni Cappa
Valeria Mauri
Erika Negrello
Bruno Barcella
Flavia Resta
Valentina Angeli
Stefania Marconi
Lorenzo Tiraboschi
Paolo Minzioni
Andrea Pietrabissa
Ferdinando Auricchio
Stefano Perlini
Source :
Emergency Care Journal (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
PAGEPress Publications, 2024.

Abstract

Dear Editor, When faced with a crisis, particularly when it involves humanitarian aid, emergency medicine (EM) practitioners push themselves to question, “How can we help?” and “To the best of our knowledge and skills, what can we truly do?”. The mindset of EM personnel is presumably one of "How can I help in these situations?" and, more crucially, "How can I help the most effectively?". To answer these questions, we present our experience in Ukraine. [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22822054
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emergency Care Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b9ae9d239b54c22b07d395366b221a9
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2024.12385