Critical assessment of statewide hospital pharmaceutical surge capabilities for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive incidents

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 214-218

  Hsu, Edbert B ^a,b   Casani, Julie A ^c   Romanosky, Al ^c   Millin, Michael G ^a   Singleton, Christa M ^d   Donohue, John ^e   Feroli, E Robert ^f   Rubin, Melvin ^c   Subbarao, Italo ^a,b   Whyne, Dianne M ^a,b   Snodgrass, Thomas D ^a   Kelen, Gabor D ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^d Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response   (United States)

^e Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

biological; chemical; explosive; hospital; nuclear; pharmaceutical; preparedness; radiological

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXPLOSION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BIOTERRORISM; CHEMICAL TERRORISM; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXPLOSIONS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMANS; MARYLAND; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT;

EID: 35748959663     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00004696     Document Type: Article

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