Y2K medical disaster preparedness in New York City: Confidence of emergency department directors in their ability to respond

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 88-95

  Silber, Steven H ^a   Oster, Neill ^b   Simmons, Bonnie ^c   Garrett, Christopher ^a  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CABRINI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

decontamination; disaster preparedness; exercises; hospitals; incident command system; New York City; planning; terrorism; weapons of mass destruction

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHRONOLOGY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EQUIPMENT; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERRORISM; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHRONOLOGY; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW YORK CITY; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERRORISM; TIME;

EID: 0035320254     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00025759     Document Type: Article

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