Fostering disaster resilient communities across the globe through the incorporation of safe and resilient hospitals for community-integrated disaster responses

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 385-390

  Albanese, Joseph ^a   Birnbaum, Marvin ^b,c   Cannon, Christopher ^a   Cappiello, Joseph ^d   Chapman, Elaine ^f   Paturas, James ^a   Smith, Stewart ^e  

^a Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response   (United States)

^b World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d Simulation Education Services   (United States)

^e Emergency Preparedness and Response International LLC   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

damage; disaster; disaster resilient community; hospital; loss of function; resilience; resilient hospital; response; safe hospital; safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DISASTER PLANNING; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 61449216047     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00006105     Document Type: Article

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