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What is a disaster? A disaster has been defined as an accident with so many casualties as to require extraordinary mobilization of emergency services (Rutherford 1973). In a small, inadequately staffed Accident and Emergency Unit two or three patients from an accident may be a disaster, while large numbers of patients can be absorbed into the daily workload of a large, well-equipped unit with adequate staff.
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O’Hanlon, K. (1988). Disaster — Experiences with Civil Disturbance in Belfast. In: Wright, B. (eds) Management and Practice in Emergency Nursing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3146-7_5
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