New York city's healthcare transportation during a disaster: A preparedness framework for a wicked problem

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-107

  Sternberg, Ernest ^a   Lee, George C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b the State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

disaster; emergency department; healthcare; hospital; mobilization; surge; transportation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

DISASTER PLANNING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 68549107930     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00006622     Document Type: Article

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