Realities of Disaster Preparedness in Rural Hospitals

Disaster Management and Response

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 80-87

  Manley, William G ^a,b,c   Furbee, Paul M ^a,b,c   Coben, Jeffery H ^a,b,c   Smyth, Sharon K ^a,b,c   Summers, Daniel E ^a,b,c   Althouse, Ronald C ^a,b,c   Kimble, Rodney L ^a,b,c   Kocsis, Aaron T ^a,b,c   Helmkamp, James C ^a,b,c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERRORISM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NATURAL DISASTERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; TERRORISM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746995158     PISSN: 15402487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dmr.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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