Abstract:
:The U.S. military was actively involved in humanitarian aid throughout the world for much of the 20th century and is likely to continue in this role well into the 21st century. During the recent Western Pacific Deployment, we were called on to provide assistance to the local population in East Timor in what is called a humanitarian assistance operation. This article explores this increasingly important role of military medicine and is written in hopes of providing insight to future teams planning altruistic deployments to underserved countries. The spectrum of topics covered includes personnel, equipment, supplies, resources, and the type of medical needs that were met. This information may also be useful as a reference for military and nonmilitary health care workers who find themselves assisting people and nations in need.
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Mil Medjournal_title
Military medicineauthors
Won E,Ancona M,Carrigan K,Laverty B,Rhee Pdoi
10.7205/milmed.171.1.29keywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2006-01-01 00:00:00pages
29-36issue
1eissn
0026-4075issn
1930-613Xjournal_volume
171pub_type
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