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During natural disasters, disease pandemics, terrorist attacks, and other public health emergencies, the health system must be prepared to accommodate a surge i

Disasters and public health emergencies can stress health care systems to the breaking point and disrupt delivery of vital medical services. During such crises,

Disasters and Public Health: Planning and Response, Second Edition, examines the critical intersection between emergency management and public health. It provid

The most comprehensive resource of its kind, Ciottone's Disaster Medicine, 2nd Edition, thoroughly covers isolated domestic events as well as global disasters a

During a wide-reaching catastrophic public health emergency or disaster, existing surge capacity plans may not be sufficient to enable health care providers to