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LTJG GREG WOLFLEY
OverviewyBackgroundyWhat we learned and improveuponyWhat went well!yQuestions!
Haitiy French colony, based on forestry and sugar-relatedindustries, became one of the wealthiest in theCaribbean but only through the heavy importation ofAfrican slaves and considerable environmentaldegradation.y Declared independence in 1804.y The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.y Haiti has been plagued by political violence for mostof its history.y Civil Unrest between February 2004 – May 2004y A massive magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti inJanuary 2010 with an epicenter about 15 kmsouthwest of the capital, Port-au-Prince. 1
Haiti
Haiti Earthquakey The earthquake struck on January 12, 2010 at4:53 p.m.y The 7.0 magnitude earthquake's epicenter hit just10 miles west of Porte-au-Prince and its 2 millioninhabitantsy 3 million people in need of emergency aid aftermajor earthquakey The major earthquake sent 33 aftershocksranging in magnitude from 4.2 to 5.92
Typical Damage
What is an FDPMU?y MissionyThe primary mission of the Navy’s ForwardDeployable Preventive Medicine Units (FDPMU) isto rapidly assess, prevent, and control healththreats in theaters of operation by threatcharacterization and enhancement of organicpreventive medicine assets.1
Our FDPMUy Industrial Hygienisty Entomologisty Environmental Healthy Preventive Medicine Doctory Microbiologisty 8 Techs
FDPMU Occupational Healthy Unknown Chemical Analysisy Traditional Occupational Air Samplingy Noise Surveysy Environmental Air Sampling (24 Hour)
Areas of Improvementy Respiratory Protection and other PPEy “A little education”y Early in and last outy What we do and don’t do
Respiratory Protectiony Different brands withdifferent cartridgesy Force Protection Briefy Fit testingy When and Whoy Program managementdifficultyy Train the Trainersy Change out schedules
Personal Protective Equipmenty Resupply Feesy Variety of PPEy Different Unitsy Different PPEy Not enoughy Force protection briefy Supply chain
“A Little Education”y PPE is importanty Trying to educateLocalsy How to protectthe individualy Bio waste bagsare for Biowaste
Early In and Last Outy Many units arrived before PM unitsand chose different real estate towork iny Killick on a fuel spill and sewagedrainage fieldy LSA Hope set up with PM directinput
http://haitiearthquakephotos.com/earthquake-photos
What we do and don’t doy Med Logistics vs Preventive Mediciney Training vs use of servicesy Entomology assistance vs over exposurey Request for daily spraying vs fullpreventive measures
What went welly Respiratory protection programy Laboratory support CHPPM (USAPublic Health Command Provisional)y Interagency Support
Respiratory Protection Programy Personal protectiveequipment out tothousands of servicemembers in daysy Great attitude of servicemembersy Locals worked well with USpersonnel
Laboratory supportyUS Army Public HealthCommand (Provisional)(formerly CHPPM)
Interagency Supporty USAIDy HHSy EPAy DMATy CDCy DODy FEMA
SourcesRetrieved on 4/10/2010 rld-factbook/geos/ha.htmlRetrieved on 4/10/2010 cts-haiti-earthquake/Retrieved on 4/10/2010 from http://wwwnehc.med.navy.mil/Deployment Health/FDPMU
Haiti Earthquake yThe earthquake struck on January 12, 2010 at 4:53 p.m. yThe 7.0 magnitude earthquake's epicenter hit just 10 miles west of Porte-au-Prince and its 2 million inhabitants y3 million people in need of emergency aid after major earthquake yThe major earthquake sent 33 aftershocks ranging in magnitude from 4.2 to 5.92
