Information technology issues during and after Katrina and usefulness of the Internet: how we mobilized and utilized digital communications systems

doi:10.1186/cc3945

Critical Care
Volume 10
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This article is part of a series on Hurricane Katrina - disaster management, edited by David Crippen.

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Information technology issues during and after Katrina and usefulness of the Internet: how we mobilized and utilized digital communications systems

Eugen Leitl

Ativel Ltd, Unterbrunner Str. 22a, D-82131 Gauting, Germany

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Critical Care 2006, 10:110doi:10.1186/cc3945


Published:	14 December 2005

Abstract

Even more than in previous disasters, Katrina has proven itself to be a testing ground for a plethora of new technologies. Although not all of these technologies did immediately save lives, in this regard a number of them exhibited considerable potential for the future, and hence there is a need to include them in future contingency plans. However, a need for change in the modes and patterns of technology deployment to maximize their leverage has also become very clear.