The Impact of a Series of Hurricanes on the Visits to Two Central Florida Emergency Departments

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-46

  Platz, Elke ^a,b   Cooper, Herbert P ^c   Silvestri, Salvatore ^d,e   Siebert, Carl F ^f  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CO intoxication; disaster preparedness; emergency department visits; hurricane; injuries

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; DATA BASE; DISASTER PLANNING; ELECTRICITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HURRICANE; HYPOXIA; INJURY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEATHER; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34447273533     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.02.023     Document Type: Article

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