Tsunami in Thailand - Disaster management in a district hospital

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 352, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 962-964

  Wattanawaitunechai, Charnkij ^a   Peacock, Sharon J ^b   Jitpratoom, Pornlert ^a  

^a Takuapa General Hospital   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; IBUPROFEN; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; PARACETAMOL;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEBRIDEMENT; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FISHING; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THAILAND; TOURISM; TSUNAMI; WOUND CARE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; LACERATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; NATURAL DISASTERS; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; THAILAND; TRIAGE;

EID: 14744281700     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp058040     Document Type: Review

References (3)

1. World Health Organization. Tsunami & health: situation report no. 31. January 29, 2005. (Accessed February 17, 2005, at http:// www.who.int/hac/ crises/international/asia_tsunami/sitrep/31/en/.)
2. WHO Thailand. Tidal wave disaster. February 2005. (Accessed February 17, 2005, at http://w3.whothai.org/EN/lndex.htm.)
3. National Statistical Office Thailand. Population and housing census 2000. (Accessed February 17, 2005, at http://www.nso. go.th/pop2000/finalrep/ phangngafn.pdf.)