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Review
. 2019 Oct;44(10):50-55.
doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000580788.51732.59.

Disasters: Who responds when?

Deborah S Adelman  1 , Catherine Fant, Laura Wood, Concetta Zak
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Disasters: Who responds when?

Deborah S Adelman et al. Nurse Pract. 2019 Oct.

Abstract

The first installment in this Disaster Response Series reviews what qualifies as a disaster versus an emergency. This article includes a brief historical background of disasters that occurred in the US, relevant definitions, and levels and phases of appropriate disaster response by NPs.

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