Does hospital disaster preparedness predict response performance during a full-scale exercise? a pilot study

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 441-447

  Djalali, Ahmadreza ^a   Carenzo, Luca ^a   Ragazzoni, Luca ^a   Azzaretto, Massimo ^b   Petrino, Roberta ^c   Corte, Francesco Della ^a   Ingrassia, Pier Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b A O sant'Anna Como ED Cantû Hospital   (Italy)

^c SANT'ANDREA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

hospital; prediction; preparedness; response

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; ITALY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARDS;

DISASTER PLANNING; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; ITALY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TRIAGE;

EID: 84927689264     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X1400082X     Document Type: Article

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