What a disaster? Assessing utility of simulated disaster exercise and educational process for improving hospital preparedness

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 249-255

  Bartley, Bruce H ^a   Stella, Julian B ^a   Walsh, Liam D ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

disaster response plan; disaster status; education; emergency department; factual knowledge survey; hospital staff preparedness; self assessment survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AUSTRALIA; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; DATA COLLECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; INSERVICE TRAINING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; VICTORIA;

EID: 33846815296     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00003782     Document Type: Article

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