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. 2020 Sep;95(9S):S3-S7.
doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.06.026. Epub 2020 Jun 22.

Elements of an Effective Incident Command Center

Pritish K Tosh  1 , Colin M Bucks  2 , John C O'Horo  3 , Erin S DeMartino  4 , Jay M Johnson  5 , Byron I Callies Jr  5
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Elements of an Effective Incident Command Center

Pritish K Tosh et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Sep.
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Figure 1
Framework for Surge Capacity Planning and the Continuum of Care. The framework spans conventional to contingency to crisis care.
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Figure 2
Organizational Structure of Hospital/Health Care Incident Command System.
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