The impact of the 2003 blackout on a level 1 trauma center: Lessons learned and implications for injury prevention

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1127-1131

  Eachempati, Soumitra R ^a,b   Mick, Stephanie ^a   Barie, Philip S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

2003; Blackout; Disaster preparedness; Elderly; Injury; Injury prevention; New York City

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLACKOUT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISASTER; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DISASTERS; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; POWER PLANTS; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 9644265134     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000141891.51102.28     Document Type: Article

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