The Alberta and Xenia tornados: how two hospitals handled hundreds of victims under trying conditions.
Tornadoes rarely hit in areas where there are many hospitals. Two of the worst in recent years caused numerous casualties in a rural area of Canada and in a small city in Ohio, taxing the capabilities of the nearby hospitals involved. This report provides details on how they handled these disasters and what they learned from their experience.
D000416:Alberta; D003142:Communication; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004190:Disasters; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008402:Mass Media; D009820:Ohio; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*