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02785aam a2200421 a 4500 001 78B69D186A8C11E689525693DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160825010506 008 110304s2011 dcuab b 100 0 eng 020 $a 0309177170 020 $a 9780309177177 035 $a (OCoLC)705518870 040 $a NLM $b eng $c NLM $d YDXCP $d UPM $d UBY $d CDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCQ $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a RA645.5 P7367 2011 245 00 $a Preparedness and response to a rural mass casualty incident : $b workshop summary / $c Kristin Viswanathan, Theresa Wizemann, and Bruce M. Altevogt, rapporteurs ; Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. 260 $a Washington, D.C. : $b National Academies Press, $c c2011. 300 $a xii, 131 p. : $b ill., map ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-90). 505 0 $a Introduction -- Case examples: 2008 Mexican Hat, Utah, incident 2010 and Albert Pike, Arkansas, flood -- 9-1-1 access and communications -- Challenges facing the prehospital system -- Coordination and integration across response platforms -- Establishing metrics to assess risk and capabilities -- Improving rural mass casualty response in the United States -- Needs and opportunities. 520 $a Problems contacting emergency services and delayed assistance are not unusual when incidents occur in rural areas, and the consequences can be devastating, particularly with mass casualty incidents. The IOM's Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events held a workshop to examine the current capabilities of emergency response systems and the future opportunities to improve mass casualty response in rural communities. 530 $a Also available in Open Book format via the National Academies Press home page. 650 0 $a Mass casualties $z United States $v Congresses. 650 0 $a Emergency medical services $z United States $x Congresses. $v Congresses. 650 0 $a Emergency management $z United States $x Congresses. $v Congresses. 650 0 $a Disaster medicine $z United States $v Congresses. 650 0 $a Rural health services $z United States $x Congresses. $v Congresses. 700 1 $a Viswanathan, Kristin. 700 1 $a Wizemann, Theresa M. 700 1 $a Altevogt, Bruce M. 710 2 $a Institute of Medicine (U.S.). $b Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events 710 2 $a National Academies Press (U.S.) 856 41 $u http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13070 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825084259.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=78B69D186A8C11E689525693DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search