Education and training of hospital workers: Who are essential personnel during a disaster?

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-245

  Reilly, Michael ^a   Markenson, David S ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

disasters; functional roles; hospital preparedness; personnel; training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RELIEF WORK; UNITED STATES;

BIOTERRORISM; DATA COLLECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RELIEF WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957312665     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00006877     Document Type: Article

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