Definitive Care for the Critically Ill During a Disaster: Current Capabilities and Limitations, From a Task Force for Mass Critical Care Summit Meeting, January 26–27, 2007, Chicago, IL. Michael D. Christian, MD, FRCPC; Asha V. Devereaux, MD, MPH, FCCP; Jeffrey R. Dichter, MD; James A. Geiling, MD, FCCP and Lewis Rubinson, MD, PhD. (Chest. 2008; 133:8S-17): “This article reviews the existing state of emergency preparedness for mass critical illness and presents an analysis of limitations to support the suggestions of the Task Force on Mass Casualty Critical Care […]. Baseline shortages of specialized resources such as critical care staff, medical supplies, and treatment spaces are likely to limit the number of critically ill victims who can receive life-sustaining interventions.”