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Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. · May 1996
ReviewDisaster planning, Part I. Overview of hospital and emergency department planning for internal and external disasters.
- C P Lewis and R V Aghababian.
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, USA.
- Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 1996 May 1;14(2):439-52.
AbstractThe definition and causes for internal and external disasters are discussed in this article. Features of a hospital disaster plan are outlined with special reference to the role of the emergency department. Examples of previous disasters involving hospitals are presented to demonstrate problems that disaster planners should anticipate.
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