TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Houston's Medical Disaster Response to Hurricane Katrina: Part 2: Transitioning From Emergency Evacuee Care to Community Health Care
JO  - Annals of emergency medicine
A1  - Hamilton, Douglas R.
A1  - Gavagan, Thomas
A1  - Smart, Kieran
A1  - Weller, Nancy
A1  - Upton, Lori A.
A1  - Havron, Douglas A.
A1  - Fishkind, Avrim
A1  - Persse, David
A1  - Shank, Paul
A1  - Shah, Umair A.
A1  - Mattox, Kenneth
SP  - 515
EP  - 527
VL  - 53
IS  - 4
N2  - After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, thousands of ill and injured evacuees were transported to Houston, TX. Houston's regional disaster plan was quickly implemented, leading to the activation of the Regional Hospital Preparedness Council's Catastrophic Medical Operations Center and the rapid construction of a 65-examination-room medical facility within the Reliant Center. A plan for triage of arriving evacuees was quickly developed and the Astrodome/Reliant Center Complex mega-shelter was created. Herein, we discuss major elements of the regional disaster response, including regional coordination, triage and emergency medical service transfers into the region's medical centers, medical care in population shelters, and community health challenges.  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0196-0644
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.10.024
ID  - ref1
ER  -