Meeting blood requirements following terrorist attacks: The Israeli experience

Current Opinion in Hematology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 452-456

  Shinar, Eilat ^a   Yahalom, Vered ^a   Silverman, Barbara G ^b  

^a MAGEN DAVID ADOM   (Israel)

^b MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blood banks supply and distribution; Blood component transfusion utilization; Blood inventory management in national emergencies; Emergency medical services; Multicasualty event

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INJURY; ISRAEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TERRORISM; VICTIM;

BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; ISRAEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERRORISM; TRIAGE;

EID: 33750207259     PISSN: 10656251     EISSN: 15317048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.moh.0000245691.32085.66     Document Type: Review

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