
@article{ref1,
title="'ED of the future' girded for disasters",
journal="ED management : the monthly update on emergency department management",
year="2008",
author="",
volume="20",
number="3",
pages="33-35",
abstract="Optimizing your ED to deal with mass disasters can also help make your current patients comfortable. Here are some changes instituted at Washington (DC) Hospital Center as part of its &quot;Bridge to ER One&quot; initiative: Patient rooms are oversized so that in a disaster they will be able to accommodate two patients. &quot;ER One&quot; rooms each have a shower and toilet, to avoid the contamination spread of common facilities. Rubber floors reduce stress and fatigue for staff members and ambulatory patients.   <p></p>  <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1044-9167",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}