Abstract
To the Editor.— I read with interest Dr. Gerald A. Faich's article, Earthquake Brings Health Planning Lessons, inThe Journal(223:733, 1973). I would like to make a few comments regarding the medical care provided by the air transportable hospital. The personnel of the US Air Force's First Tactical Hospital, MacDill AFB, Fla, were notified at 4:00 PM on Dec 23, 1972 that they and the Air Transportable Hospital would be deployed to Managua to provide medical care for the earthquake victims. This Air Force, not US Army, hospital arrived via C-141 aircraft about 7:00 AM on Dec 24, 1972, and arrived on the grounds of the General Hospital at 11:00 AM. It was set up on a baseball field immediately adjacent to the rear of the General Hospital. The hospital had full capability for triage, casting, roentgenography, surgery, command, and two wards by 4:00 PM the afternoon of Dec 24.
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