title: Disaster planning, Part II. Disaster problems, issues, and challenges identified in the research literature.
abstract: Problems, issues, and challenges to disaster planning and selected disaster-planning principles are presented in this article. Methods of developing strategies to overcome resistance to disaster preparedness and measures to ensure that medical-response facilities will function are among the concepts discussed. Disaster-preparedness resources are provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Auf der Heide
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D004190:Disasters / Q000266:history; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009026:Mortality; D014218:Triage / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances