Preparedness Lessons from Modern Disasters and Wars

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-65

  Dara, Saqib I ^a   Farmer, J Christopher ^b,c  

^a Al Rahba Hospital Johns Hopkins International ^*  (United Arab Emirates)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Chernobyl nuclear accident; Critical care; Disaster medicine; Disaster planning; Disasters; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM IODIDE;

ATOMIC BOMB; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; FREEDOM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HURRICANE; INTENSIVE CARE; IRAQ; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; MILITARY SERVICE; MORTALITY; NATURAL DISASTER; PLUME; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TERRORISM; TSUNAMI; UKRAINE; UNITED STATES; USSR; WAR;

BHOPAL ACCIDENTAL RELEASE; BOMBS; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; CRITICAL CARE; CYCLONES; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAQ; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MILITARY MEDICINE; NEW ORLEANS; NEW YORK CITY; OKLAHOMA; TERRORISM; TIDAL WAVES; USSR; VIRGINIA; WAR;

EID: 61349192369     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2008.10.005     Document Type: Review

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