title: Katrina-born tracking forms aid Rita response.
abstract: Major disasters can lead to thousands of patients being evacuated. It's essential to track their whereabouts in a single source that is readily available to other facilities as well as concerned relatives. Centralized form should include most critical information, including patient's name, date of birth, and chief complaint, as well as hometown and how they were transported. Make this information available to local authorities and the American Red Cross. Trade patient information with other health care facilities. Expand the reach of your database as far geographically as possible. Patients may be moved to other cities throughout your state.
mesh_terms: D019992:Databases as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004190:Disasters; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D014187:Transportation of Patients