title: Handheld computer application for medical disaster management.
abstract: We developed a prototype system that can provide reliable communications in the event of a medical disaster. The system uses redundant wireless protocols on handheld computers to deploy medical personnel, and to facilitate communication between ancillary treatment sites and a command center.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. mgras001@umaryland.edu
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Grasso
mesh_terms: D034201:Computers, Handheld; D004190:Disasters; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D012984:Software; D013685:Telecommunications