Effects on local emergency departments of large-scale urban chemical fire with hazardous materials spill

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 196-201

  Hsu, Edbert B ^a   Grabowski, Jurek G ^a   Chotani, Rashid A ^a   Winslow, Jason A ^b   Alves, Donald W ^b   Vanrooyen, Michael J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

chemical; disaster; disaster preparedness; emergency; emergency department; fire; GIS; hazardous materials; hazmat; train

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIRE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RAILWAY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BALTIMORE; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DISASTERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIRES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAILROADS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542500085     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00000492     Document Type: Article

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