Mass-Casualty Events and their Toll on the Pediatric Population
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Prehospital preparedness for pediatric mass-casualty events.
OBJECTIVES Recent events have reiterated the need for well-coordinated planning for mass-casualty events, including those that involve children. The objective of this study was to document the preparedness of prehospital emergency medical services agencies in the United States for the care of children who are involved in mass-casualty events. METHODS A national list of all licensed prehospita...
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عنوان ژورنال: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1049-023X,1945-1938
DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x00022639