Surge capacity: a proposed conceptual framework

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 297-306

  Bonnett, Carl J ^a,b   Peery, Ben N ^a   Cantrill, Stephen V ^a,b   Pons, Peter T ^a,b   Haukoos, Jason S ^a,b   McVaney, Kevin E ^a,b   Colwell, Christopher B ^a,b  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VICTIM;

DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS;

EID: 33847666099     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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