Staff Augmentation during Disaster Response.
Prehosp Disaster Med
; 37(1): 1-3, 2022 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1632135
ABSTRACT
This article outlines a disaster medicine team response to the Texas-Mexico border during a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) surge. The team consisted of emergency medicine attending providers, as well as a nurse practitioner and a physician assistant, who were asked to work in the intensive care unit (ICU) under the guidance of an intensivist. The article highlights the medicolegal and ethical implications of providers working outside of their designated scope of practice. A framework for future staff augmentation during a disaster is explained.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Disasters
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COVID-19
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Nurse Practitioners
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Prehosp Disaster Med
Journal subject:
Emergency Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S1049023X22000024
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