Disaster modeling: Medication resources required for disaster team response

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 309-315

  Rosenthal, Marc S ^a   Klein, Kelly ^a   Cowling, Kathleen ^b   Grzybowski, Mary ^a   Dunne, Robert ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

disaster medical assistance team (DMAT); disaster medicine; disaster modeling; disaster resources; disaster team; emergency department; medication utilization; modeling; National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL;

EID: 33644842882     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00002764     Document Type: Article

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