As rescuers continue to search for survivors and provide supplies and medical treatment to those affected by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, Jay Lemery, MD, professor of emergency medicine and co-director of the Climate and Health Program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, is reminded of his experiences as a first responder during the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
In a conversation with Laura Kelley, a media relations professional in the Office of Communications, Lemery reflects on the challenges he and his colleagues faced in Haiti and how those mirror what rescuers are encountering in Myanmar and Thailand.