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Emergency departments (EDs) in the United Kingdom (UK) are not prepared for emerging biological threats and bioterrorism

OBJECTIVE: To assess the preparedness of emergency departments (EDs) in the United Kingdom (UK) for the management of potential biological incidents. METHODS: We telephoned all hospitals in the UK listed as having a major ED. We surveyed their ED facilities and procedures for managing patients with...

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Autores principales: Anathallee, Mohammad, Curphey, Andrew, Beeching, Nick, Carley, Simon, Crawford, Ian, Mackway-Jones, Kevin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7112611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16764933
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2006.03.034