Impact of citywide blackout on an urban emergency medical services system

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 372-378

  Freese, John ^a   Richmand, Neal J ^a   Silverman, Robert A ^b   Braun, James ^a   Kaufman, Bradley J ^a   Clair, John ^a  

^a Government of New york   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

blackout; dispatch; electrical power; emergency medical services (EMS); New York City; response times; utilization

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TELEPHONE; TIME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULANCES; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LIGHTING; NEW YORK CITY; TELEPHONE; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33947579182     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00004064     Document Type: Article

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