Assessment of hospital disaster preparedness for the 2010 FIFA World Cup using an internet-based, long-distance tabletop drill

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 192-195

  Valesky, Water ^a   Silverberg, Mark ^a   Gillett, Brian ^a   Roblin, Patricia ^a   Adelaine, John ^a   Wallis, Lee A ^b   Smith, Wayne ^b,c   Arquilla, Bonnie ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c WESTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

assessment; FIFA world cup; hospital; long distance tabletop drill; preparedness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISASTER PLANNING; E-MAIL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MASS DISASTER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA; SPORT; STANDARD; SURGE CAPACITY; UNITED STATES;

ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISASTER PLANNING; ELECTRONIC MAIL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; NEW YORK; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCCER; SOUTH AFRICA; SURGE CAPACITY;

EID: 84855552192     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X11006443     Document Type: Article

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