The current crisis in emergency care and the impact on disaster preparedness

BMC Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Cherry, Robert A ^a   Trainer, Marcia ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROWDING; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TERRORISM; TREND STUDY; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNCOMPENSATED CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY;

EID: 44049098235     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471227X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-7     Document Type: Article

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