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A large hospital is in a position to enlist a smaller or larger number of staff according to information coming in regarding the nature and magnitude of a disaster. This so-called balanced response is difficult to realize in a medium-sized district hospital. In the latter case, restriction of manpower is likely to determine an “all-or-none” response.
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de Boer, J., Baillie, T.W. (1980). A Disaster Plan for a District Hospital. In: Frey, R., Safar, P. (eds) Types and Events of Disasters Organization in Various Disaster Situations. Disaster Medicine, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67093-0_36
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