Designation of a New Training Model of a Local Disaster Medical System with Tabletop Exercises

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 879-888

  Lee, Wen Huei ^a   Kuan, Jen Tse ^a   Shiau, Ya Wen ^a   Li, Wen Cheng ^a   Chen, Chang Wei ^a   Ng, Chip Jin ^a   Chiu, Te Fa ^a   Chen, Jih Chang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disaster planning; Disasters; Emergency medical services; Mass casualty incident

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; LOCAL DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM; MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SIMULATION; TAIWAN;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 1242269437     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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