Simulation of a Hospital Disaster Plan: A Virtual, Live Exercise

• 2008

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• Jeffrey Franc-Law; Michael Bullard; Francesco Della Corte
PMID: 18935950DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x00005999

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The article discusses the development and implementation of a virtual, live exercise using a standardized patient database to evaluate an emergency department disaster plan. The primary focus was assessing the hospital's effectiveness of the disaster plan, with education and training as secondary objectives. Utilizing a database of simulated patient information, the exercise identified solutions to improve patient flow, highlighted shortcomings in the disaster plan, and revealed areas for enhanced triage accuracy. The study suggests that this cost-effective method could serve as an international benchmark for evaluating hospital disaster plans, with participants expressing high satisfaction with the learning experience.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audience: Emergency Managers

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Computer Simulation; Disaster Planning; Hospital Planning; Patient Care Management; Triage; User-Computer Interface; Emergency Service, Hospital; Databases as Topic; Simulation Training

Institutions: University of Alberta

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