Modified critical care and treatment space considerations for mass casualty critical illness and injury

Respiratory Care

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-74

  Hotchkin, David L ^a   Rubinson, Lewis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster medicine; Mass casualty medical care; Surge capacity

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; MASS DISASTER; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; STANDARD;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HOSPITALS, PACKAGED; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; PATIENT TRANSFER; TRIAGE;

EID: 39749112575     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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