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. 2007 Jun;25(6):378-85; quiz 386-7.
doi: 10.1097/01.NHH.0000277685.35680.f9.

A patient classification system for emergency events in home care

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A patient classification system for emergency events in home care

Josephine Sienkiewicz et al. Home Healthc Nurse. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to describe the development of a uniform classification system that provides a way for home care agencies to classify patient priority needs for evacuation, transport, supportive care, and use of staffing resources in an emergency/disaster situation/bioterroristic event.

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