Pediatric care during a short-term medical mission to a Syrian refugee camp in Northern Jordan

Introduction: The Syrian refugee crisis, now in its 6th year, has displaced millions. Refugees depend on support from host nation governments and humanitarian organizations like the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS). We describe the delivery of pediatric care during a SAMS short-term medical mi...

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Autores principales:	Kenneth L Abbott, Catherine A Woods, Dahlia A Halim, Henna A Qureshi
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Publicado:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017
Materias:	jordan medical mission pediatrics refugee camp syria syrian american medical society zaatari Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5ee1e5aa97584ce297373ec7a80f68ae2021-12-02T17:58:44ZPediatric care during a short-term medical mission to a Syrian refugee camp in Northern Jordan2231-07702249-446410.4103/ajm.AJM_100_17https://doaj.org/article/5ee1e5aa97584ce297373ec7a80f68ae2017-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ajm.AJM_100_17https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0770https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4464Introduction: The Syrian refugee crisis, now in its 6th year, has displaced millions. Refugees depend on support from host nation governments and humanitarian organizations like the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS). We describe the delivery of pediatric care during a SAMS short-term medical mission to a refugee camp in Northern Jordan. Methods: The medical mission team encompassed dozens of specialties. Teams visited many sites, including the Zaatari refugee camp near the Syrian border. For this study, we gathered quantitative data from one physician who provided pediatric care and anecdotes from multiple SAMS physicians who provided pediatric care in Zaatari during the same time period. The physician supplying the quantitative data recorded age, diagnoses, and prescriptions for each patient. Results: The physician saw an average of 69 patients per day. Many of these were children aged 0–4 years. At least one diagnosis was recorded for 73.9% of patients, and at least one prescription was recorded for 85.5% of patients. Discussion: Most presenting complaints involved acute infectious illnesses, but these seemed preventable and related to refugees' living situations. Mental health assessment was difficult. Referrals proved important for evaluation and management of both acute and chronic conditions. For the short term, we emphasize the importance of effective liaison with refugee camp authorities and outside health-care organizations. For the long term, we recommend increased health-care infrastructure development and more emphasis on preventative care. Conclusion: With this study, we provide new quantitative and qualitative insights into pediatric care during a short-term medical mission to a Syrian refugee camp in Northern Jordan.Kenneth L AbbottCatherine A WoodsDahlia A HalimHenna A QureshiThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.articlejordanmedical missionpediatricsrefugee campsyriasyrian american medical societyzaatariMedicineRENAvicenna Journal of Medicine, Vol 07, Iss 04, Pp 176-181 (2017)
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description	Introduction: The Syrian refugee crisis, now in its 6th year, has displaced millions. Refugees depend on support from host nation governments and humanitarian organizations like the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS). We describe the delivery of pediatric care during a SAMS short-term medical mission to a refugee camp in Northern Jordan. Methods: The medical mission team encompassed dozens of specialties. Teams visited many sites, including the Zaatari refugee camp near the Syrian border. For this study, we gathered quantitative data from one physician who provided pediatric care and anecdotes from multiple SAMS physicians who provided pediatric care in Zaatari during the same time period. The physician supplying the quantitative data recorded age, diagnoses, and prescriptions for each patient. Results: The physician saw an average of 69 patients per day. Many of these were children aged 0–4 years. At least one diagnosis was recorded for 73.9% of patients, and at least one prescription was recorded for 85.5% of patients. Discussion: Most presenting complaints involved acute infectious illnesses, but these seemed preventable and related to refugees' living situations. Mental health assessment was difficult. Referrals proved important for evaluation and management of both acute and chronic conditions. For the short term, we emphasize the importance of effective liaison with refugee camp authorities and outside health-care organizations. For the long term, we recommend increased health-care infrastructure development and more emphasis on preventative care. Conclusion: With this study, we provide new quantitative and qualitative insights into pediatric care during a short-term medical mission to a Syrian refugee camp in Northern Jordan.
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title	Pediatric care during a short-term medical mission to a Syrian refugee camp in Northern Jordan
title_short	Pediatric care during a short-term medical mission to a Syrian refugee camp in Northern Jordan
title_full	Pediatric care during a short-term medical mission to a Syrian refugee camp in Northern Jordan
title_fullStr	Pediatric care during a short-term medical mission to a Syrian refugee camp in Northern Jordan
title_full_unstemmed	Pediatric care during a short-term medical mission to a Syrian refugee camp in Northern Jordan
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Pediatric care during a short-term medical mission to a Syrian refugee camp in Northern Jordan

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