The experience of a medical emergency team belonging to the Mexican Social Security Institute during the earthquake in Mexico in September 2017/Experiencia de un equipo medico de emergencia del IMSS durante el sismo en Mexico en setiembre de 2017/Experiencia de uma equipe medica de emergencia do IMSS no terremoto do Mexico em setembro de 2017

The objective of this article is to describe the actions undertaken by the emergency medical team (EMT) of the Mexican Social Security Institute (MSSI) during the emergency caused by the earthquake of September 7, 2017 (magnitude 8.2; epicenter 133 km southwest of Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico). After the initial intersectoral assessment of the emergency had been conducted, the health sector stepped in. As part of this response effort, and once it was determined that a large number of people had been injured and that the health risks facing the affected population were substantial, the MSSI deployed an EMT equipped and trained to provide support in the medical and surgical treatment of injured people. The actions of the EMT, composed of specialists in medical and surgical emergencies and disaster situations, included providing medical care to 252 patients, managing the transfer of 57 patients, and helping to set up an emergency hospital. To improve response efforts during disaster situations, it is necessary to follow the process of forming, registering, and training EMTs at the national and international levels. Keywords Ambulatory care; disasters; earthquakes; Mexico. El objetivo de este trabajo es describir las acciones desarrolladas por el equipo medico de emergencia (EMT por sus siglas en ingles) del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) durante la emergencia derivada del sismo del 7 de setiembre de 2017, el cual tuvo una magnitud de 8,2 grados con epicentro a 133 km al suroeste de Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico. Una vez realizada la evaluacion inicial intersectorial de la emergencia, se activo el sector salud. Dentro de esta respuesta, y una vez determinado un numero elevado de lesionados y un riesgo alto para la salud publica de la poblacion afectada, el IMSS desplego en la region un EMT capacitado y entrenado para apoyar en la respuesta de atencion medica y quirurgica de lesionados. Las acciones del EMT, conformado por especialistas en urgencias medico-quirurgicas y desastres, incluyeron la atencion medica de 252 pacientes, la gestion del traslado de 57 pacientes y la colaboracion en la habilitacion de un hospital provisorio. Para mejorar la respuesta en situaciones de desastres, se requiere seguir el proceso de integracion, registro y capacitacion de los EMT a nivel nacional e internacional. Palabras clave Atencion de emergencias; desastres; sismo; Mexico. O proposito deste artigo e descrever as acoes empreendidas pela equipe medica de emergencia