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Care of the Critically ill and Injured During Pandemics and Disasters: Results
Periodic disruptions in medical supply chains can occur along the continuum of the manufacturing process from the availability of raw materials to final packaging and distribution. Although large-scale disasters can result in large and far-reaching shortages of a wide array of manufactured goods, substantial supply chain disruptions can be caused by seemingly benign events, such […]
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Care of the Critically ill and Injured During Pandemics and Disasters: Materials and Methods
The Business and Continuity of Operations panel followed the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) Guidelines Oversight Committee’s methodology to develop suggestions, based on a consensus development process (see “Methodology” article by Ornelas et al in this consensus statement). The Business and Continuity of Operations panel developed 13 key questions. (See e-Appendix 1 for key […]
Care of the Critically ill and Injured During Pandemics and Disasters
Business and Continuity of Operations in a disaster is a broad area; therefore, the task force chose to focus on medication/medical supply shortages and continuity of information technology (IT) operations, as they are both key issues affecting critical care patients identified by several of the topic groups (see “Evacuation of the ICU” article by King […]
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