Medicine
Preparedness and Response to a Rural Mass Casualty Incident
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by 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
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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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- Publisher National Academies Press
- Publication Date May 2011
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780309177177
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 40 USD
- Pages144
- ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions9 x 6 inches
- Biblio NotesRelated Digital edition - 9780309177184 . Copyright year 2011.
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