Clinical review: The role of the intensive care physician in mass casualty incidents: Planning, organisation, and leadership

Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Shirley, Peter J ^a   Mandersloot, Gerlinde ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MASS DISASTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; DISASTER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LEADERSHIP; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; TRIAGE;

EID: 52449086450     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc6876     Document Type: Review

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