| Subject: | CDC Releases Medical Record Abstraction Form for Domestic Bombing Events |
| Category: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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| Published: | Fri, 2 Jan 2009 - 06:00 am |
| According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), data capture regarding the diagnosis and treatment of injuries is important to quantify the true impact of a disaster. To facilitate that data capture, the CDC has created a one page form that allows public health personnel, at the city, county, state, or federal level, to quickly extract basic medical information from hospital and emergency medical services' records in order to advise officials as to the immediate impact of a domestic... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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