Planning for resilience in hospital internal disaster

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 291-300

  Sternberg, Ernest ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

contingencies; crisis; disaster; event; hazards; hospital; incident command system; internal disaster; planning; preparedness; resilience; resource management; risk; strategies; uncertainties; versatility

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISASTER PLANNING; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DISASTER PLANNING; GUIDELINES; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344643962     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00001230     Document Type: Article

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