Management of resources at major incidents and disasters in relation to patient outcome: A pilot study of an educational model

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 162-165

  Nilsson, Heléne ^a,b   Rüter, Anders ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disaster management; Educational model; Patient outcome; Performance indicators; Preventable death; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SIMULATION; SKILL;

BIOTERRORISM; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NATURAL DISASTERS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN; TRIAGE;

EID: 43149084790     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282f4d14b     Document Type: Article

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