Burn-injured patients in a disaster: September 11th revisited

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 635-641

  Yurt, Roger W ^a   Bessey, Palmer Q ^a   Alden, Nicole E ^a   Meisels, Daniel ^a   Delaney, John J ^a   Rabbitts, Angela ^a   Greene, William T ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; BURN; COOPERATION; DISASTER; EDIACARAN; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISTORY; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; STAFF TRAINING; TERRORISM; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

BURN UNITS; BURNS; DATABASES; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; NEW YORK; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; TRAUMATOLOGY; TRIAGE;

EID: 33749017052     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000236836.46410.F2     Document Type: Review

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