Mass Transfer of Pediatric Tertiary Care Hospital Inpatients to a New Location in Under 12 Hours: Lessons Learned and Implications for Disaster Preparedness

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Fuzak, Julia K ^a   Elkon, Benjamin D ^b   Hampers, Louis C ^a   Polage, Kathleen J ^c   Milton, Jerrod D ^c   Powers, Linda K ^c   Percell de'Shong, Karen ^c   Wathen, Joseph E ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS DISASTER; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE WORK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VENTILATOR;

EID: 77953289935     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.01.047     Document Type: Article

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