title: The National Disaster Medical System--America's medical readiness force.
authors.affiliation: Public Health and Medical Emergency Preparedness Homeland Security Support Division, Integrated Security and Systems Solutions Science Applications International Corporation, McLean, VA 22102, USA. stopfordb@saic.com
authors.forename: Bettina M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Stopford
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004190:Disasters; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008483:Medical Assistance / Q000458:organization & administration; D009027:Mortuary Practice / Q000458:organization & administration; D009726:Nurses / Q000458:organization & administration; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000458:organization & administration; D023481:Terrorism; D014481:United States; D014492:United States Public Health Service / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration