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cord-310685-gi2ycrfk	Geiling, James	Critical Care of the Morbidly Obese in Disaster	2010-10-31		.txt	text/plain	5091	270	46	In addition, just because of their size, additional equipments, and extra support persons there is less room for nonobese Critical Care of the Morbidly Obese in Disasters patients; thereby increasing the evacuation needs, such as more vehicles, aircraft sorties, and so on. Thus, management of the obese patients in these settings requires additional resources not normally needed for normal patients in ICU. 36 Important also in disaster settings is the provision of pain management and palliative care, a requirement that is not unique to obese patients but nevertheless may pose challenges with additional health care staff attention and pharmacologic needs. Although obese patients require increased support and resources, especially in a disaster setting, with appropriate planning and accommodation, most needs can be achieved through surging capacity of stuff, staff, and space. 38, 39 SUMMARY Management of the morbidly obese patient under normal circumstances requires increased resources such as personnel, supplies, and special equipment.	./cache/cord-310685-gi2ycrfk.txt	./txt/cord-310685-gi2ycrfk.txt