Citation

de Boer J. Prehosp. Disaster Med. 1996; 11(2): 125-8; discussion 128-9.

Affiliation

Free University of Amsterdam Medical School, The Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10159736

Abstract

A more accurate estimate of the number of ambulances needed at disasters prevents vehicles from being withdrawn unnecessarily from their "normal" duties, thereby curtailing needless expense and helping to ensure that disaster sites are not overcrowded with emergency workers impeding each other's effectiveness. This article discusses a formula for determining the number of ambulances needed at a disaster.

Language: en