title: At the center of the "perfect storm": the patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical, Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA. rotondo@pcmh.com
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Rotondo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000639:trends*; D004190:Disasters; D006801:Humans; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*