title: Braced for disaster.
abstract: Organized disaster or mass casualty incident planning is typically limited to prehospital, ED, OR, and ICU personnel. Such planning can be transferred to acute care situations as well.
authors.affiliation: West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc., Morgantown, W.V., USA.
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ashcraft
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D010934:Planning Techniques; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014903:West Virginia