A web-based model to support patient-to-hospital allocation in mass casualty incidents

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1323-1328

  Amram, Ofer ^a   Schuurman, Nadine ^a   Hedley, Nick ^a   Hameed, S Morad ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency response; Hospital capacity; Mass casualty; Trauma systems; Web based interactive model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXTREME TIME PRESSURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL LOCATION; HUMAN; MASS DISASTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TIME; TRAUMATOLOGY; WEB BASED MASS CASUALTY PATIENT ALLOCATION MODEL; WEB BROWSER;

DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERNET; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; RESCUE WORK; TERRORISM; TRIAGE;

EID: 84864539129     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318246e879     Document Type: Article

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