title: Patient safety tools to avoid disaster: Health care facility management of biologic agents, SARS, and uncommon contagion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nosocomial Infection, Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence, Rhode Island, USA. mfishman@saintjosephri.com
authors.forename: Marlene
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fishman
authors.forename: Glenn G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Fort
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Dennis J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Mikolich
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vallande
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D004282:Documentation; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008875:Middle Aged; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D010343:Patient Admission; D010356:Patient Isolation; D017751:Safety Management; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission