Field triage and patient maldistribution in a mass-casualty incident

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 224-229

  Zoraster, Richard M ^a   Chidester, Cathy ^a   Koenig, William ^a  

^a Los Angeles Co Emergency Mgmt S   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medical services; mass casualty incident; patient maldistribution; START triage; trauma center; triage

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RAILWAY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOS ANGELES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RAILROADS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE;

EID: 35748929407     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00004714     Document Type: Article

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