Oxygen supplies during a mass casualty situation

Respiratory Care

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-224

  Ritz, Ray H ^a   Previtera, Joseph E ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk oxygen; Compressed gas; Emergency preparedness; Liquid oxygen; Mass casualty; Oxygen; Oxygen concentrators; Pandemics

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL POLICY; MASS DISASTER; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN DELIVERY DEVICE; OXYGEN SUPPLY; OXYGEN THERAPY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESUSCITATION; TANK; ARTICLE; DISASTER; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PACKAGING; UNITED STATES;

DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; OXYGEN; PRODUCT PACKAGING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42449092964     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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