Smoked out: Emergency evacuation of an ICU

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 54-57

  Carey, Mary G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PLANNING; FIRE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

DISASTER PLANNING; FIRES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 34548204905     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000287511.31006.bd     Document Type: Review

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