Clinicians & Providers

• Allocation of Scarce Resources During Mass Casualty Events
• Physicians aren't confident they can recognize infections from anthrax and other bioterrorism disease threats
• Trauma triage system tends to overestimate injury severity

Hospital & Health System Resources

• Heart-lung machine may be considered for certain patients with H1N1 influenza with acute respiratory failure
• Trauma triage system tends to overestimate injury severity

Policymaker Resources

• Early and intensive intervention for a flu pandemic is effective and cost-effective
• Pandemic, disaster could overwhelm U.S. critical care capacity in certain regions
• Physicians aren't confident they can recognize infections from anthrax and other bioterrorism disease threats
• Trauma triage system tends to overestimate injury severity

Research Activities Newsletter Articles

August 1 2012 20120801

Limited evidence on best strategies during a mass casualty event

April 1 2011 20110401

Nursing shortage may have adverse impact on public health emergency preparedness

November 1 2010 20101101

Heart-lung machine may be considered for certain patients with H1N1 influenza with acute respiratory failure

October 1 2010 20101001

Pandemic, disaster could overwhelm U.S. critical care capacity in certain regions

June 1 2010 20100601

Early and intensive intervention for a flu pandemic is effective and cost-effective

February 1 2010 20100201

Trauma triage system tends to overestimate injury severity

January 1 2010 20100101

Physicians aren't confident they can recognize infections from anthrax and other bioterrorism disease threats

Case Studies

September 1 2012 20120901

Suburban Hospital

Other Research & Data

• Allocation of Scarce Resources During Mass Casualty Events

Other News & Events

• Early and intensive intervention for a flu pandemic is effective and cost-effective
• Heart-lung machine may be considered for certain patients with H1N1 influenza with acute respiratory failure
• Limited evidence on best strategies during a mass casualty event
• Nursing shortage may have adverse impact on public health emergency preparedness
• Pandemic, disaster could overwhelm U.S. critical care capacity in certain regions
• Physicians aren't confident they can recognize infections from anthrax and other bioterrorism disease threats
• Trauma triage system tends to overestimate injury severity