Pediatric emergency mass critical care: The role of community preparedness in conserving critical care resources

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Burkle, Frederick M ^a   Williams, Alcia ^b   Kissoon, Niranjan ^c,d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

alternate care facilities; call centers; children; citizen readiness; community preparedness; emergency mass critical care; health emergency operations center; pandemic; systemwide approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALL CENTER; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DISASTER; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH LINE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOTLINE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH PLANNING COUNCILS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; PEDIATRICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81155149435     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e318234a786     Document Type: Article

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