Safe management of mass fatalities following chemical, biological, and radiological incidents

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 180-188

  Baker, David J ^a   Jones, Kelly A ^a   Mobbs, Shelly F ^a   Sepai, Ovnair ^a   Morgan, Dilys ^a   Murray, Virginia S G ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body Process Pathway; burial; chemical biological radiological; contamination; cremation; decontamination; management; mass fatalities

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC WARFARE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MASS DISASTER; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTHUMOUS CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TERRORISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

BENCHMARKING; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BURIAL; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CREMATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; NUCLEAR WARFARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TERRORISM;

EID: 77957307048     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00006786     Document Type: Article

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