Burn disaster response planning: An urban region's approach

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 158-165

  Yurt, Roger W ^a   Lazar, Eliot J ^b   Leahy, Nicole E ^a   Cagliuso, Nicholas V ^b   Rabbitts, Angela C ^a   Akkapeddi, Vijay ^c   Cooper, Arthur ^d   Dajer, Antonio ^e   Delaney, Jack ^a   Mineo, Frank P ^f   Silber, Steven H ^g   Soloff, Lewis ^h   Magbitang, Kevin ^h   Mozingo, David W ⁱ  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c ST BARNABAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e NEW YORK DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f NEW YORK HOSPITAL QUEENS   (United States)

^g NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn disaster response; Emergency preparedness; Mass casualty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; COMMUNITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; URBAN AREA;

BURNS; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT TRANSFER; RELIEF WORK; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 38049035458     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e31815f2b8c     Document Type: Article

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