Management of evacuee surge from a disaster area: Solutions to avoid non-emergent, emergency department visits

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 220-223

  Irvin, Charlene B ^a   Atas, Jenny G ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

evacuees; management; medical screening; non emergent; reception center

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REFUGEE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; REFUGEES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE;

EID: 35748941355     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00004702     Document Type: Article

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