Richard M Zoraster

Summary

Publications

  1. ncbi Barriers to disaster coordination: health sector coordination in Banda Aceh following the South Asia Tsunami
    Richard M Zoraster
    Intercommunity Emergency Medical Group, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital of Whittier, 12401 East Washington Blvd, Whittier, CA 90602, USA
    Prehosp Disaster Med 21:s13-8. 2006
  2. ncbi Severe lactic acidosis secondary to minocycline in a teenager with infectious mononucleosis and mitochondrial myopathy
    Richard M Zoraster
    Emergency Department, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital of Whittier, Whittier, CA 90602, USA
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg 110:627-30. 2008
  3. ncbi Field triage and patient maldistribution in a mass-casualty incident
    Richard M Zoraster
    Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services, Commerce, California 90022 5152, USA
    Prehosp Disaster Med 22:224-9. 2007

Detail Information

Publications3

  1. ncbi Barriers to disaster coordination: health sector coordination in Banda Aceh following the South Asia Tsunami
    Richard M Zoraster
    Intercommunity Emergency Medical Group, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital of Whittier, 12401 East Washington Blvd, Whittier, CA 90602, USA
    Prehosp Disaster Med 21:s13-8. 2006
    ..Specific barriers to cooperation are discussed, such as weak leadership, the absence of accountability, the lack of credentialing, the diverse goals of the responding agencies, and the weaknesses in the coordination process itself...
  2. ncbi Severe lactic acidosis secondary to minocycline in a teenager with infectious mononucleosis and mitochondrial myopathy
    Richard M Zoraster
    Emergency Department, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital of Whittier, Whittier, CA 90602, USA
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg 110:627-30. 2008
    ..The clinical manifestations and genetics of mitochondrial myopathies and treatment are discussed along with the management of lactic acidosis...
  3. ncbi Field triage and patient maldistribution in a mass-casualty incident
    Richard M Zoraster
    Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services, Commerce, California 90022 5152, USA
    Prehosp Disaster Med 22:224-9. 2007
    ..This report is a critical view of the application of the START triage nomenclature in the prehospital arena following a train crash in Los Angeles County on 26 January 2005...