Abstract
Little is known about the experience of traumatic amputation for Haitian Adults. The purpose of this descriptive phenomenological study was to investigate the lived experience of traumatic amputations as talked about by eight female Haitian adults who suffered an amputation as a result of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Sigma Membership
Alpha
Lead Author Affiliation
York College, The City University of New York, Jamaica, New York, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Earthquake, Haiti, Traumatic Amputation
Recommended Citation
Alexandre, Margarett, "Unheard voices of Haiti's 2010 earthquake traumatic amputees" (2019). INRC (Congress). 357.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2019/presentations_2019/357
Conference Name
30th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Conference Year
2019
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Unheard voices of Haiti's 2010 earthquake traumatic amputees
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Little is known about the experience of traumatic amputation for Haitian Adults. The purpose of this descriptive phenomenological study was to investigate the lived experience of traumatic amputations as talked about by eight female Haitian adults who suffered an amputation as a result of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.