Objective. Hurricane Katrina severely disrupted the health services in the U.S. Gulf Coast, necessitating an external health care response. The types and needs of patients fol-lowing such an extensive event have not been well described. The objective of this study was to analyze the types of pa-tients treated in two temporary clinics and to identify dif-ferences between them. Methods. Two temporary sites were established: a disaster medical assistance team–based site in Mississippi and a volunteer-based site near New Orleans. Data were abstracted from patient charts for the two days of simultaneous operation: September 11 and 12, 2005. Each patient’s age group, disposition, and primary discharge di-agnosis was categorized and analyzed with ...
Introduction: The idea for this study was inspired by the response to Hurricane Floyd. Nurses are re...
Recent tragedies are causing hospitals to more intensively review their strategies and broaden their...
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In the ...
Objective. Hurricane Katrina severely disrupted the health services in the U.S. Gulf Coast, necessit...
This article describes and analyzes key aspects of the medical response to Hurricane Katrina in New ...
CHDS State/LocalThis thesis focuses on the medical as part of the public health response to Hurrican...
Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in late August 2005, causing catastrophic wind damage and f...
In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina brought upon the city of New Orleans, LA one of the costliest natu...
Objective—This study examined national patterns of outpatient service use by veterans from regions a...
Natural disasters occur in various forms such as hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, outbreaks, etc. ...
To investigate whether Hurricane Katrina's landfall in August 2005 resulted in excess mortality, we ...
In order to evaluate the factors that contributed to missed dialysis sessions and increased hospital...
Hurricane Katrina claimed over 1,500 lives, injured thousands more, and severely disrupted health-ca...
Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Among th...
In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated several Gulf Coast states and caused many deaths. Th...
Introduction: The idea for this study was inspired by the response to Hurricane Floyd. Nurses are re...
Recent tragedies are causing hospitals to more intensively review their strategies and broaden their...
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In the ...
Objective. Hurricane Katrina severely disrupted the health services in the U.S. Gulf Coast, necessit...
This article describes and analyzes key aspects of the medical response to Hurricane Katrina in New ...
CHDS State/LocalThis thesis focuses on the medical as part of the public health response to Hurrican...
Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in late August 2005, causing catastrophic wind damage and f...
In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina brought upon the city of New Orleans, LA one of the costliest natu...
Objective—This study examined national patterns of outpatient service use by veterans from regions a...
Natural disasters occur in various forms such as hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, outbreaks, etc. ...
To investigate whether Hurricane Katrina's landfall in August 2005 resulted in excess mortality, we ...
In order to evaluate the factors that contributed to missed dialysis sessions and increased hospital...
Hurricane Katrina claimed over 1,500 lives, injured thousands more, and severely disrupted health-ca...
Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Among th...
In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated several Gulf Coast states and caused many deaths. Th...
Introduction: The idea for this study was inspired by the response to Hurricane Floyd. Nurses are re...
Recent tragedies are causing hospitals to more intensively review their strategies and broaden their...
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In the ...