Management and analysis of out-of-hospital health-related responses to simultaneous railway explosions in Madrid, Spain

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 247-255

  Gómez, Ana Miquel ^a,b   Domínguez, Cristina Jiménez ^a   Pedrueza, Carmen Ibarguren ^a   Calvente, Rosa Ruiz ^a   Lillo, Vanessa Martín ^a   Canas, José Mayol ^a  

^a Madrid Health Service   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catastrophe; Emergency; Health related assistance; Prehospital

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILWAY; RED CROSS; SPAIN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EXPLOSIONS; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; RAILROADS; SPAIN; TERRORISM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34548480926     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3280bef7c2     Document Type: Article

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