Preparation for the next major incident: Are we ready?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 709-712

  Wong, K ^a   Turner, P S ^a   Boppana, A ^a   Nugent, Z ^b   Coltman, T ^a   Cosker, Tom D A ^a   Blagg, S E ^a  

^a WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESCUE PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TERRORISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TERRORISM;

EID: 33748606137     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.034025     Document Type: Article

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