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- Ofer Merin, Nehemia Blumberg, David Raveh, Ariel Bar, Masafumi Nishizawa, and Ophir Cohen-Marom.
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
- Am J Disaster Med. 2012 Jan 1;7(1):61-4.
ObjectiveTo describe humanitarian aid following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.SettingA field hospital deployed in a small Japanese coastal village devastated by a major tsunami.PatientsThousands of Japanese refugees with minimal access to medical care.ResultsAfter well-coordinated diplomatic efforts, our medical delegation was the first foreign team to deploy in Japan. Our facility served as a regional referral center for specialized medical treatment.ConclusionsFollowing major disasters, even highly modernized countries will face an urgent surge in the need of medical resources. These situations emphasize the need for global responsibility to provide assistance.
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