Proposed technical plan to improve reporting on medical needs and supplies for 2010 Haiti Earthquake

1. Phase I Proposal
2010 Haiti Earthquake
@CrisisCamp SHDH
Jan 17, 2010

2. Healthcare Status
Most hospitals in the area were destroyed
Most serious procedures involved caesarian
sections and amputations
Some medical teams ran out of supplies they
arrived with. Construct splints out of
cardboard while re-using latex gloves

3. Affected Haitians
65.9% literacy rate is lowest in the region
50% of 10 Million Haitians are under 20 year
old
50% of children are unvaccinated
90% of children suffer from waterborne
diseases & intestinal parasites

4. Must Be Low Tech
Create a reporting system that is easy to
use & remember
Use color & number
Encourage Haitians to report data

5. Proposed
Visualization Map
Show summary of Triage Statistics at each incident location
Black Box (White Font)
No
showing no. of Morgue
Red Box (White Font) showing
No
no. of Immediate
Yellow Box (Black Font)
No
showing no. of Delayed
Green Box (White Font)
No
showing no. of Minor

6. Triage Reporting Colors
Black
Red
Yellow
Green

7. Evacuation Priority
Urgent
evacuation is required within
two hours to save life or limb
evacuation is necessary within
Priority four hours or the casualty will
deteriorate to “Urgent”
Routine evacuation within 24 hours to
complete treatment

8. Black
Morgue
(Pulseless / Non-Breathing)
Text
Examples: Victims who are dead, or
whose injuries make survival unlikely

9. Red
Immediate
(Life Threatening Injury)
Examples: arterial lesions, internal
hemorrhage, major amputations

10. Yellow
Delayed
(Serious, Non Life Threatening)
Examples: minor amputations, flesh
wounds, fractures and dislocations

11. Green
Minor
(Walking Wounded)
Examples: minor lacerations, sprains,
abrasions

12. Proposed Twitter
Use Case
Use hash tag #haitimed
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13. Types of Injuries
Blunt Trauma
Burn
C-Spine
Cardiac
Crushing
Fracture
Laceration
Penetrating Injury

14. Estimated
Medical Supplies
Antibiotics
IV Solutions
Hospital Supplies for patients with trauma injuries
Bandages and other First Aid materials
Pain Relievers
Primary Care Medicines for children & adults