Needed Innovation In The Delivery Of Emergency Medical Services: Present And Future
| Author(s) | Quarantelli, E. L. | |
| Date Accessioned | 2005-03-06T23:33:29Z | |
| Date Available | 2005-03-06T23:33:29Z | |
| Publication Date | 1987 | |
| Description | Let us start out with a partial description of a recent disaster in the United States. A 12-car passenger train carrying 579 passengers (and 12 crew members) was hit by the engines of another train. The ensuing wreck killed 16 persons and injured about 200 others. A total of 178 injured were taken to 11 different hospitals and three temporary shelters. There were a number of problems in the provision of emergency medical services (EMS) in this large mass casualty situation. | en |
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| URL | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/493 | |
| Language | en_US | |
| Publisher | Disaster Research Center | en |
| Part of Series | Preliminary Papers;120 | |
| Keywords | Emergency Medical Services | en |
| Keywords | Disaster | en |
| Title | Needed Innovation In The Delivery Of Emergency Medical Services: Present And Future | en |
| Type | Other | en |