Emergency departments (EDs) in the United Kingdom (UK) are not prepared for emerging biological threats and bioterrorism

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-17

  Anathallee, Mohammad ^a   Curphey, Andrew ^a   Beeching, Nick ^b   Carley, Simon ^a   Crawford, Ian ^a   Mackway Jones, Kevin ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Disaster planning; Disease outbreaks

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT CARE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TELEPHONE; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOTERRORISM; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEWS; PATIENT ISOLATION; VENTILATION;

EID: 33845576949     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.03.034     Document Type: Article

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