Assessing Hospital Preparedness: Comparison of an On-Site Survey With a Self-Reported, Internet-Based, Long-Distance Tabletop Drill

• 2013

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• Walter Valesky; Patricia Roblin; Brijal Patel; John Adelaine; Shahriar Zehtabchi; Bonnie Arquilla
PMID: 23688503DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x13003580

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Hospital disaster preparedness definitions are unclear in literature, causing discrepancies between self-reported and objectively assessed preparedness. This observational study compared self-reported surge capacity data from hospitals before the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa with on-site assessments. Contact persons from a prior drill underreported surge capacity in various hospital units compared to the on-site team's evaluations.

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Hazards: Everyday Emergency; Trauma

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Hospitals; South Africa; Mass Casualty Incidents; Disaster Medicine; Surge Capacity; Self Report

Institutions: State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University; George Washington University

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