Strategies for providing mechanical ventilation in a mass casualty incident: Distribution versus stockpiling

Respiratory Care

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 96-100

  Wilgis, John ^a  

^a FLORIDA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative care standards; Caching; Emergency management; Health Resources and Services Administration; Mass casualty incident; Mechanical ventilation; Preparedness planning; Public health; Ventilator

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MASS DISASTER; RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICE; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; REVIEW; VENTILATOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; BIOTERRORISM; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; UNITED STATES; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 39749199153     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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