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Pediatric emergency department use by Afghan refugees at a temporary housing facility

Pediatric emergency department use by Afghan refugees at a temporary housing facility INTRODUCTIONBackgroundHumanitarian crises and mass displacement events disrupt access to health care and result in acute medical needs upon refugee arrival in receiving countries; emergency resources are often used to fill this gap.1 From 2018 through 2020, the United States (US) received 64,000 refugees, approximately 40% of whom were less than 18 years old.2 On August 29, 2021 the US Department of Homeland Security launched “Operation Allies Welcome,” a coordinated federal effort to evacuate and resettle over 76,000 Afghan refugees in the United States.3 In less than one month, more refugees arrived in the United States than over the previous three years, as Afghan refugees were transported to one of eight US “safe haven” temporary housing facilities (Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia; Fort Pickett, Virginia; Fort Lee, Virginia; Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; Fort McCoy, Wisconsin; Fort Bliss, Texas; Joint Base McGuire‐Dix‐Lakehurst, New Jersey; Camp Atterbury, Indiana).3ImportanceThe medical needs of resettling refugees are significant and often require emergency resources for stabilization of acute illness/injury or decompensation of chronic illness during evacuation.4–7 Children have unique health needs in displacement events, including traumatic injuries, susceptibility to communicable diseases, sensitivity to malnutrition and dehydration, and mental health needs, which are not necessarily http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open Wiley

Pediatric emergency department use by Afghan refugees at a temporary housing facility

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2688-1152
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10.1002/emp2.12947
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Abstract

INTRODUCTIONBackgroundHumanitarian crises and mass displacement events disrupt access to health care and result in acute medical needs upon refugee arrival in receiving countries; emergency resources are often used to fill this gap.1 From 2018 through 2020, the United States (US) received 64,000 refugees, approximately 40% of whom were less than 18 years old.2 On August 29, 2021 the US Department of Homeland Security launched “Operation Allies Welcome,” a coordinated federal effort to evacuate and resettle over 76,000 Afghan refugees in the United States.3 In less than one month, more refugees arrived in the United States than over the previous three years, as Afghan refugees were transported to one of eight US “safe haven” temporary housing facilities (Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia; Fort Pickett, Virginia; Fort Lee, Virginia; Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; Fort McCoy, Wisconsin; Fort Bliss, Texas; Joint Base McGuire‐Dix‐Lakehurst, New Jersey; Camp Atterbury, Indiana).3ImportanceThe medical needs of resettling refugees are significant and often require emergency resources for stabilization of acute illness/injury or decompensation of chronic illness during evacuation.4–7 Children have unique health needs in displacement events, including traumatic injuries, susceptibility to communicable diseases, sensitivity to malnutrition and dehydration, and mental health needs, which are not necessarily

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Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians OpenWiley

Published: Apr 1, 2023

Keywords: pediatric emergency medicine; pediatric refugee; refugee; use of health care

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