TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Responding to international disasters
JO  - Nursing standard (1987)
A1  - Campbell, S.
SP  - 33
EP  - 36
VL  - 19
IS  - 21
N2  - Large-scale disasters attract broad coverage by the media and images of death and destruction circulate worldwide in minutes. This prompts the authorities in disaster-stricken areas to request external medical teams, and well-intentioned countries and aid organisations dispatch them to offer care for the victims (World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO). This article provides information on disaster management for those with an interest in responding to international disasters such as the Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004.
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SN  - 0029-6570
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -