title: Disaster preparedness. A multichannel platform is critical to a reliable emergency medical communication system.
authors.affiliation: Medical Communication Systems Division, Healthcare Association of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Olesker
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004190:Disasters; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006295:Health Resources; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D013997:Time Factors