Journal of Critical Care Nursing · 2009 · 13 citations · 7 references
ManagementDisaster PlanningEmergency PreparednessCrisis ManagementDisaster PreparednessDisaster ResponseCrisis PreparednessDisaster Response PlanningEarthquake PreparednessHospital Disaster PreparednessHospital Emergency PreparednessPreparedness PlanningCrisis Management EvaluationCrisis Preparedness PlanningCrisis ReadinessDescriptive Case StudyDisaster Needs AssessmentHealth System Crisis ManagementNeeds Assessment After DisastersStructural Vulnerability Assessment
Aims. Proper respond to unexpected disasters needs readiness of equipments and appropriate planning. In each hospital, abilities and limitations should be recognized in order to obtain more readiness to overcome unexpected disasters by augmentation of weak points. This study was done in order to detect abilities and limitations in social security educational hospital of Khorramabad in crisis management. Methods. This study is a cross-sectional, descriptive study. Research statistical population included managers, nursing directors and also masters of crisis committee of hospitals. These were totally 21 people. Data collection was performed with questionnaire, direct observation of documents and completion of check lists. Descriptive analysis was performed with frequency, percentile of frequency, mean, and standard deviation by SPSS 11.5 software. Results. An executive program did not exist or performed correctly; and there were major problems in non-structural aspect. From structural aspect, most of statistical society members (55.6%) believed that hospitals didn't have enough stability during outbreak of an earthquake. Conclusion. Reevaluation of available hospital buildings is suggested in order to decrease structural and non-structural vulnerability and to plan an executive program to ensure continuous care giving in crisis conditions.
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