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BL
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968922
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b723292
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| Title & Author
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GIS in hospital and healthcare emergency management /\ edited by Ric Skinner.
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| Publication Statement
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Boca Raton, FL :: CRC Press,, ©2010.
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1 online resource (xxx, 249 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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1439821313
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: 1439857059
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: 9781439821312
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: 9781439857052
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1439821291
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9781439821299
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Hospital preparedness planning for evacuation and sheltering with GIS in South Carolina / Jared Shoultz [and others] -- Making sense out of chaos : improving prehospital and disaster response / Elizabeth Lea Walters, Stephen W. Corbett, and Jeff Grange -- Disaster preparedness for influenza at a community hospital network : a case study using GIS / Edward Rafalski [and others] -- Disaster preparedness and response for vulnerable populations : essential role of GIS for emergency medical services during the San Diego County 2007 firestorm / Isabel Corcos [and others] -- Natural disasters and the role of GIS in assessing need / Omar Ha-Redeye -- GIS application and a regionalized approach for mass casualty incident planning / Deborah H. Kim [and others] -- Building a GIS common operating picture for integrated emergency medical services and hospital emergency management response / Frank Zanka.
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Introduction : the evolving role of geographic information systems in hospital and healthcare emergency management / Ric Skinner A spatial approach to hazard vulnerability analysis by healthcare facilities / Ric Skinner -- Using GIS to improve workplace and worker safety crisis management / Jeffrey M. Miller -- Infectious disease surveillance and GIS : applications for emergency management / Michael Olesen -- Role of GIS in interagency healthcare logistical support during emergencies / Jerry D. VanVactor -- Design concept for a location-based hazard vulnerability assessment tool for healthcare facilities / Ric Skinner -- Trauma center siting, optimization modeling, and GIS / Charles C. Branas [and others] -- Healthcare facility disaster planning : using GIS to identify alternate care sites / Johnathon A. Mohr, Gwenn M. Allen, and James L. Querry -- Multiscale enterprise GIS for healthcare preparedness in South Carolina / Jared Shoultz [and others].
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| Abstract
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Offers a comprehensive discussion of the critical role GIS plays in hospital and healthcare emergency management and disaster response. Illustrating a wide range of practical applications, this book explores how GIS data is being used to assess need, determine surge capacity, and improve logistics in emergency or disaster scenarios.
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Emergency management-- Geographic information systems.
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Emergency medical services-- Geographic information systems.
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Akutvård.
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Emergency management.
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Emergency medical services.
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Geografiska informationssystem.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- First Aid.
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MEDICAL-- Allied Health Services-- Emergency Medical Services.
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Emergency Service, Hospital.
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Geographic Information Systems.
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Disaster Planning.
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Emergency Medical Services.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.18/0285
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| LC Classification
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RA645.5.G57 2010
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2010 G408
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WX 215G531 2010
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| Added Entry
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Skinner, Ric.
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| Parallel Title
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Geographic information systems in hospital and healthcare emergency management
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