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


https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2024.12385
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Submitted: 13 February 2024
Accepted: 18 February 2024
Published: 5 April 2024
Humanitarian expedition, Stop the bleed, 3d printing, tactical medicine, Tactical Combat Casualty Care
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Authors

  • Giovanni Cappa
    giovanni.cappa01@universitadipavia.it
    Emergency Medicine Unit and Emergency Medicine Postgraduate Training Program, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo University Hospital, University of Pavia; SIMAE (Italian Society of Medicine in Extreme Environments), Italy.
  • Valeria Mauri SC General Surgery 2, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8458-6974
  • Erika Negrello SC General Surgery 2, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
  • Bruno Barcella Emergency Medicine Unit and Emergency Medicine Postgraduate Training Program, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo University Hospital, University of Pavia; SIMAE (Italian Society of Medicine in Extreme Environments), Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9326-2602
  • Flavia Resta Emergency Medicine Unit and Emergency Medicine Postgraduate Training Program, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo University Hospital, University of Pavia; SIMAE (Italian Society of Medicine in Extreme Environments), Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8890-0083
  • Valentina Angeli Emergency Medicine Unit and Emergency Medicine Postgraduate Training Program, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo University Hospital, University of Pavia; SIMAE (Italian Society of Medicine in Extreme Environments), Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4965-8308
  • Stefania Marconi Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia; Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
  • Lorenzo Tiraboschi SIMAE (Italian Society of Medicine in Extreme Environments), Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8090-7360
  • Paolo Minzioni Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3087-8602
  • Andrea Pietrabissa Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia; Department of Clinico-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy.
  • Ferdinando Auricchio SC General Surgery 2, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3735-2400
  • Stefano Perlini Emergency Medicine Unit and Emergency Medicine Postgraduate Training Program, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo University Hospital, University of Pavia, Italy.

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. [...]


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Cappa, G., Mauri, V., Negrello, E., Barcella, B., Resta, F., Angeli, V., Marconi, S., Tiraboschi, L., Minzioni, P., Pietrabissa, A., Auricchio, F., & Perlini, S. (2024). Emergency medicine residents in the war zone: organizing humanitarian expeditions to train healthcare personnel during the conflict in Ukraine. Emergency Care Journal. https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2024.12385

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