Evacuation of the ICU: Care of the critically ill and injured during pandemics and disasters: CHEST consensus statement

Chest

Volumn 146, Issue , 2014, Pages e44S-e60S

  King, Mary A ^a   Niven, Alexander S ^b   Beninati, William ^c   Fang, Ray ^d   Einav, Sharon ^e   Rubinson, Lewis ^f   Kissoon, Niranjan ^g   Devereaux, Asha V ^h   Christian, Michael D ⁱ   Grissom, Colin K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^h SHARP HEALTHCARE   (United States)

ⁱ MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISASTER; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PANDEMIC; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SIMULATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; CONSENSUS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SHELTER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

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

EID: 84908491846     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-0735     Document Type: Article

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