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Review
. 2018 Dec;36(1):39-66.
doi: 10.1016/j.aan.2018.07.002. Epub 2018 Sep 27.

Emergency Preparedness and Mass Casualty Considerations for Anesthesiologists

Catherine M Kuza  1 , Joseph H McIsaac 3rd  2
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Review

Emergency Preparedness and Mass Casualty Considerations for Anesthesiologists

Catherine M Kuza et al. Adv Anesth. 2018 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: Anesthesiologists; Emergency preparedness; Mass casualty events.

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Core capabilities of 5 mission areas: prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.
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Hospital incident management team.
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SALT triage algorithm.
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