Preparedness and response to a rural mass casualty incident :
[Book]
workshop summary /
Kristin Viswanathan, Theresa Wizemann, and Bruce M. Altevogt, rapporteurs ; Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-90).
Problems contacting emergency services and delayed assistance are not unusual when incidents occur in rural areas, and the consequences can be devastating, particularly with mass casualty incidents. The IOM's Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events held a workshop to examine the current capabilities of emergency response systems and the future opportunities to improve mass casualty response in rural communities.
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Preparedness and response to a rural mass casualty incident.
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Disaster medicine-- United States, Congresses.
Emergency management-- United States, Congresses.
Emergency medical services-- United States, Congresses.
Mass casualties-- United States, Congresses.
Rural health services-- United States, Congresses.
Civil Defense-- methods.
Disaster Medicine-- methods.
Disaster Planning.
Emergency Medical Services-- organization & administration.
Emergency Medical Services.
Mass Casualty Incidents.
Rural Health Services-- organization & administration.
Rural Health Services.
Disaster medicine.
Emergency management.
Emergency medical services.
HEALTH & FITNESS-- First Aid.
Mass casualties.
Mass casualty incidents.
MEDICAL-- Allied Health Services-- Emergency Medical Services.
Rural health services.
United States.
United States.
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Altevogt, Bruce M.
Viswanathan, Kristin.
Wizemann, Theresa M.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events.