Hospital evacuation decisions in emergency situations

JAMA

Volumn 309, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 1585-1586

  Hassol, Andrea ^a   Biddinger, Paul ^b   Zane, Richard ^c  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNDING; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HOSPITAL EVACUATION; HUMAN; HURRICANE; LETTER; NATURAL DISASTER; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; NOTE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

CIVIL DEFENSE; CYCLONIC STORMS; DISASTER PLANNING; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; PATIENT TRANSFER;

EID: 84876341244     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.2470     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Powell T, Hanfling D, Gostin LO. Emergency preparedness and public health: the lessons of Hurricane Sandy. JAMA. 2012;308(24):2569-2570.
2. US Department of Health and Human Services. Hospital Evacuation Decision Guide. http://archive.ahrq.gov/prep/hospevacguide/. Accessibility verified March 15, 2013.
3. US Department of Health and Human Services. Hospital Assessment and Recovery Guide. http://archive.ahrq.gov/prep/hosprecovery/. Accessibility verified March 15, 2013.