title: The Alberta and Xenia tornados: how two hospitals handled hundreds of victims under trying conditions.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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*