@article{ref1,
title="A hospital as victim and responder: the Sepulveda VA Medical Center and the Northridge earthquake",
journal="Journal of emergency medicine",
year="1996",
author="Chavez, C. W. and Binder, B.",
volume="14",
number="4",
pages="445-454",
abstract="Many hospital emergency plans focus on the hospital as a disaster responder, with a fully operational medical facility, able to receive and treat mass casualties from a clearly defined accident scene. However, hospitals need to prepare a response for extreme casualty events such as earthquakes, tornadoes, or hurricanes. This article describes the planning, mitigation, response, and recovery of a major medical--surgical center thrust into a victim responder role following the devastating Northridge earthquake. The subsequent evacuation and care of patients, treatment of casualties, incident command, prior education and training, and recovery issues are addressed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0736-4679",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}