Lessons in emergency evacuation from the miamisburg train derailment

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 270-275

  De Lorenzo, Robert A ^a   Augustine, James J ^b  

^a CARL R DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster plan; Emergency department; Emergency medical services; Evacuation; Fire department; Hazardous materials; Hazmat; Law enforcement; Phosphorus; Police

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RAILWAY; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OHIO; RAILROADS; RESCUE WORK; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030255283     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00043119     Document Type: Article

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