Introduction and executive summary: Care of the critically ill and injured during pandemics and disasters: CHEST consensus statement

Chest

Volumn 146, Issue , 2014, Pages 8S-34S

  Christian, Michael D ^a   Devereaux, Asha V ^b   Dichter, Jeffrey R ^c,d   Rubinson, Lewis ^e   Kissoon, Niranjan ^f  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SHARP HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c Allina Medical Systems   (United States)

^d AURORA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SHELTER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JURISPRUDENCE; LEADERSHIP; MASS DISASTER; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD; NEONATAL VENTILATOR; PANDEMIC; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURGE CAPACITY; TEAMWORK; TELEMEDICINE; CONSENSUS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISASTER; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

CONSENSUS; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISASTERS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PANDEMICS; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84907936320     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-0732     Document Type: Article

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