Terrorism preparedness: Web-based resource management and the TOPOFF 3 exercise

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 566-571

  Jacobs, Lenworth M ^a,b   Burns, Karyl J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Emergency management; Emergency response; Preparedness; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SIMULATION; TERRORISM; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICS;

BIOTERRORISM; CONNECTICUT; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RELIEF WORK; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TERRORISM; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645541242     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000197379.40878.c7     Document Type: Article

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