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Disaster Preparedness 10 Years After 9/11: The Experts Weigh In

Emergency Medicine. 2011 September;43(9):6-16
September 1, 2011|Emergency Medicine
Antonio J. Dajer, MD;Fred A. Lopez, MD, FACP;Todd Baker, MD, FACEP;Joseph D. Toscano, MD;Thomas M. Scalea, MD, FACS;Fccm;Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH;Rama B. Rao, MD;Douglas Rund, MD;Nicholas E. Kman, MD;Corey M. Slovis, MD, FACP, FACEP;Faaem;Alexander P. Isakov, MD, MPH;Samuel Shartar, RN;Cen;Katherine L. Heilpern, MD;Carlyn M. Christensen-Szalanski, MD, FAAP;Theodore R. Delbridge, MD, MPH;Debra G. Perina, MD;Mark A. Graber, MD, FACEP
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Antonio J. Dajer, MD, Fred A. Lopez, MD, FACP, Todd Baker, MD, FACEP, Joseph D. Toscano, MD, Thomas M. Scalea, MD, FACS, FCCM, Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH, Rama B. Rao, MD, Douglas Rund, MD, Nicholas E. Kman, MD, Corey M. Slovis, MD, FACP, FACEP, FAAEM, Alexander P. Isakov, MD, MPH, Samuel Shartar, RN, CEN, Katherine L. Heilpern, MD, Carlyn M. Christensen-Szalanski, MD, FAAP, Theodore R. Delbridge, MD, MPH, Debra G. Perina, MD, and Mark A. Graber, MD, FACEP

Personal accounts of an ED in Lower Manhattan on 9/11, a Baghdad ED, and a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina offer practical lessons for coping with future disaster. Expert commentary on surge capacity, educational preparation, funding and overcrowding, hospital closings, communication, and conducting drills is provided in this special coverage. In addition, issues concerning pain and palliative care in a disaster, as well as damage control in trauma, are discussed.

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