Mass Medical Evacuation: Hurricane Katrina and Nursing Experiences at the New Orleans Airport

Disaster Management and Response

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 56-61

  Klein, Kelly R ^a,b   Nagel, Nanci E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; AVIATION; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AVIATION; DISASTER PLANNING; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HOSPITALS, PACKAGED; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; NATURAL DISASTERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RELIEF WORK; RESCUE WORK; TRIAGE;

EID: 34249017060     PISSN: 15402487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dmr.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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