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Number of Katrina evacuees treated during the first 14 days of September, 2005.
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Author Circumstance, Location, and Year Number of Casualties Number Taken to the Hospital Other Observations N/A = not available; SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome. Manmade disasters Cushman et al15 9/11 attacks, New York City, 2001 911 casualties seen at 2 hospitals located close to ground zero 911 776 (85%) were “walking wounded” 135 admitted with 18 undergoing surgery Ryan & Montgomery16 Subway bombing in London, 2005 Location 1: 80 casualties Location 2: 100 wounded Location 3: No. wounded N/A 38 to hospital Not reported 236 to hospital 24 serious 16 severe 36 severe Rodoplu et al5 Bombings at 2 different buildings in Istanbul, 2003 200 31 hospitalized (16%) 171 of 184 with lacerations seen at 1 hospital Number Screened Number at Increased Risk Number Infected SARS threats Tsai et al2 SARS outbreak at a tertiary care hospital, Taiwan, 2003 5,100 persons per day underwent fever screening for 23 days 35 per day (<1%) referred for further evaluation 382 were fully evaluated 27 were admitted 3 had SARS Svoboda et al17 SARS outbreak, Toronto, 2003 316,615 calls to SARS hotline 23,103 contacts of SARS patients quarantined 2,132 potential SARS cases 225 with SARS Pang et al18 SARS outbreak, Beijing, 2003 14 million screened for fever at the airport, train stations, and road-side checkpoints 30,178 close contacts quarantined 130 probable SARS cases in quarantined population 12 probable SARS cases in general population screening
The Article in Brief
Caring for a Surge of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in Primary Care Clinics
Thomas D. Edwards, DO, and colleagues
Background Approximately 4,500 victims of Hurricane Katrina were evacuated to Tarrant County, Texas, over a 5-day period. A local health network, with a strong family medicine component, took primary responsibility for 3,700 evacuees and provided medical care to 1,664 (44%) of them during a 2-week period. They prevented the emergency department and hospital from being overwhelmed by using a triage system located away from the emergency department. Most patients with health care needs were referred to a primary care clinic. The authors share lessons learned to help in planning for future disasters.
