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close this bookDisasters Preparedness and Mitigation - Issue No. 20 - July, 1984 (PAHO)
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View the documentOrganization of medical care units in the disaster area
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Selected bibliography

The publications listed in this section area articles of interest to health professionals and others responsible for various aspects of disaster relief and preparedness programs. They have been reproduced and recently added to the collection of articles available from the Editor of this Newsletter. A complete list of available reprints will be circulated to our readers periodically. When making requests, please quote the reference code listed to the left of the publication title.

D.19

Casualties from terrorist Bombings, G.J. Cooper, Ph.D., et al. The Journal of Trauma, 23(11):955-967, Nov. 1983.

E.14

ARC Answers Alicia, Bill Barron and Bobby Allred. JEMS: 36-39, Oct. 1983.

L.19

Morbidity of Hurricane Frederic, Atkinson W. Longmire, M.D., LTC, USAF and Raymond P. Ten Eyck, M.D., MAJ, USAF. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 13(5): 334-338, May 1984.

O.19

Safety in Hospitals, D.R. Chambers. International Medicine, 3(4): 11-13, 1983.

R.11

Organization of Hospital Medical Care of Mass Casualties in Peace Time Disasters, David B. Weiss, M.D., F.I.C.S. Int. Surg., 67(4 Suppl): 400-402, Oct.-Dec. 1982.

Requests from the Caribbean

Those requesting articles from countries in the Caribbean may direct their requests to:

Pan Caribbean Disaster
Preparedness and Prevention Project
P.O. Box 1207
St. John's, Antigua

Disaster Preparedness in the Americas is the Newsletter of the Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Coordination Program of the Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office of the World Health Organization for the Americas. The reported events, activities and programs do not imply endorsement by PAHO/WHO, nor do the statements made necessarily represent the policy of the organization. The publication of this Newsletter has been made possible through financial support of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

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