BMC Emergency Medicine - Latest articlesThe latest articles from BMC Emergency Medicine (ISSN 1471-227X) published by BioMed CentralThe Current Crisis in Emergency Care and the Impact on Disaster Preparedness- May 1, 2008 Background: The Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002 provided for the designation of a critical infrastructure protection program. This ultimately led to the designation of emergency services as a targeted critical infrastructure. In the context of an evolving crisis in hospital-based emergency care, the extent to which federal funding has addressed disaster preparedness will be examined.DiscussionAfter 911, federal plans, procedures and benchmarks were mandated to assure a unified,...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-227X/8/7 |