Literature DB >> 3794271

How to prepare a hospital for an earthquake.

R Reitherman.   

Abstract

Practical earthquake preparedness guidance for hospitals is provided, including information on the following: areas of the United States subject to earthquakes, estimated casualties in future earthquakes, structural weaknesses in buildings, nonstructural vulnerabilities and retrofit solutions, emergency planning suggestions, experiences of hospitals in past earthquakes. Sources for further information are included.

Mesh:

Year:  1986        PMID: 3794271     DOI: 10.1016/0736-4679(86)90075-2

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Emerg Med        ISSN: 0736-4679            Impact factor:   1.484


  5 in total

1.  Pelvic crush fractures in survivors of the Sichuan earthquake evaluated by digital radiography and multidetector computed tomography.

Authors:  Tian-Wu Chen; Zhi-Gang Yang; Zhi-Hui Dong; Zhi-Gang Chu; Jin Yao; Qi-Ling Wang
Journal:  Skeletal Radiol       Date:  2010-03-17       Impact factor: 2.199

2.  Medical experience of a university hospital in Turkey after the 1999 Marmara earthquake.

Authors:  M Bulut; R Fedakar; S Akkose; S Akgoz; H Ozguc; R Tokyay
Journal:  Emerg Med J       Date:  2005-07       Impact factor: 2.740

3.  Threat of Secondary Chemical Contamination of Emergency Departments and Personnel: An Uncommon but Recurrent Problem.

Authors:  Theodore C Larson; Maureen F Orr; Erik Auf der Heide; Jennifer Wu; Sutapa Mukhopadhyay; D Kevin Horton
Journal:  Disaster Med Public Health Prep       Date:  2015-11-10       Impact factor: 1.385

4.  Earthquake-related pelvic crush fracture vs. non-earthquake fracture on digital radiography and MDCT: a comparative study.

Authors:  Tian-wu Chen; Zhi-gang Yang; Zhi-hui Dong; Si-shi Tang; Zhi-gang Chu; Heng Shao
Journal:  Clinics (Sao Paulo)       Date:  2011       Impact factor: 2.365

5.  Medical Efforts and Injury Patterns of Military Hospital Patients Following the 2013 Lushan Earthquake in China: A Retrospective Study.

Authors:  Peng Kang; Bihan Tang; Yuan Liu; Xu Liu; Zhipeng Liu; Yipeng Lv; Lulu Zhang
Journal:  Int J Environ Res Public Health       Date:  2015-08-31       Impact factor: 3.390

  5 in total

北京卡尤迪生物科技股份有限公司 © 2022-2023.