title: Life-altering decisions. Katrina-related murder arrests for three New Orleans healthcare workers could have major implications for industry.
abstract: The arrests of three New Orleans hospital workers for alleged second degree murder of four patients after Hurricane Katrina put into bold relief the unexpectedly bad ways disaster management can turn out. But the lessons of Katrina aided many. When faced with Hurricane Rita three weeks after Katrina, Karen Sexton, left, modified her hospital's evacution plan to get out the sickest patients on first.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zigmond
mesh_terms: D004190:Disasters; D005065:Euthanasia; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006757:Hospital Units; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008145:Louisiana; D009726:Nurses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010820:Physicians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives