Mass critical care: Pediatric considerations in extending and rationing care in public health emergencies

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL.2, 2009, Pages

  Kanter, Robert K ^a   Cooper, Arthur ^b  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CHILD; CRITICAL CARE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TRIAGE;

EID: 77649324211     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 193844X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DMP.0b013e3181be6844     Document Type: Article

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