American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 297-306, March 2007

Surge capacity: a proposed conceptual framework

  • Carl J. Bonnett, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 303 436 7170; fax: +1 303 436 7541.
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  • Ben N. Peery, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
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  • Stephen V. Cantrill, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
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  • Peter T. Pons, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
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  • Jason S. Haukoos, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
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  • Kevin E. McVaney, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
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  • Christopher B. Colwell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA

Received 5 April 2006; received in revised form 7 July 2006; accepted 13 August 2006.

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PII: S0735-6757(06)00365-2

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2006.08.011

American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 297-306, March 2007

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