title: The science of surge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and The Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response, Baltimore, MD, USA. gkelen@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Gabor D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Kelen
authors.forename: Melissa L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D003441:Crowding; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006801:Humans; D014218:Triage