Are British hospitals ready for the next major incident? Analysis of hospital major incident plans

BMJ

Volumn 313, Issue 7067, 1996, Pages 1242-1243

  Carley, Simon ^a   Mackway Jones, Kevin ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINGENCY TABLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0029821020     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7067.1242     Document Type: Article

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