Auditing your disaster plan

2021 ◽  
pp. 173-183
Author(s):  
Guy Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Plan

Automated disaster plan auditing using knowledge base technology

1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Simon ◽  
Aaron Konstam
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Disaster Plan

KAMEDO Report No. 82 Explosion at the Fireworks Warehouse in the Netherlands in 2000

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viveka Björnhagen ◽  
Torbjörn Messner ◽  
Helge Brändström
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Disaster Plan ◽  
Counselling Center

AbstractA fire and subsequent explosions occurred in a fireworks warehouse on 13 May 2000. A total of 947 persons were injured and 21 persons died, including four firefighters and one reporter. Communication networks became overloaded and impaired notification chains. The hospital disaster plan was followed, but was proved inadequate. Public information was a high priority. A counselling center was established early and was planned to continue operation for five years. The command function did not perform to expectations. Hospital triage was impaired as many responsible left the triage area. Short-term psychosocial support evolved to long-term programs. Liability issues were examined.

Simulation of an Aircraft Accident at Brussels Airport

1986 ◽  
Vol 2 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 207-208
Author(s):  
Fr Labeeu ◽  
M de Backer ◽  
C Bellanger
Keyword(s):  
Military Hospital ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Disaster Plan ◽  
Code Number ◽  
Landing Point ◽  
Call Number ◽  
Aircraft Accident ◽  
The Military

The exercise held at Brussels Airport was carried out by inexperienced personnel to highlight the most common errors and shortcomings of an existing disaster plan.INCIDENT COMMUNICATIONOnce an aircraft is known to be in trouble, all the nearby fire brigades are alerted by means of the unique call number 900 and move to take up their stand-by position close to the landing point. The Military Hospital is also alerted and sends out a liaison car, with a doctor among its occupants. This car joins the stand-by position. Once the aircraft has crashed, the fire engines rush to the site and all the major university hospitals and the Military Hospital are notified by the same 900-code number. Disaster teams arrive by road.This report is almost exclusively limited to aspects of rescue, triage, on-site stabilization, and evacuation of the casualties.

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

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 346-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey M. Franc-Law ◽  
Michael Bullard ◽  
F. Della Corte
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Patient Flow ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Significant Degree ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Simulated Patients ◽  
Disaster Plan ◽  
Actual Patient ◽  
Patient Database ◽  
Rate Limiting

AbstractIntroduction:Currently, there is no widely available method to evaluate an emergency department disaster plan. Creation of a standardized patient data- base and the use of a virtual, live exercise may lead to a standardized and reproducible method that can be used to evaluate a disaster plan.Purpose:A virtual, live exercise was designed with the primary objective of evaluating a hospital's emergency department disaster plan. Education and training of participants was a secondary goal.Methods:A database (disastermed.ca) of histories, physical examination findings, and laboratory results for 136 simulated patients was created using information derived from actual patient encounters.The patient database was used to perform a virtual, live exercise using a training version of the emergency department's information system software.Results:Several solutions to increase patient flow were demonstrated during the exercise. Conducting the exercise helped identify several faults in the hospital disaster plan, including outlining the important rate-limiting step. In addition, a significant degree of under-triage was demonstrated. Estimates of multiple markers of patient flow were identified and compared to Canadian guidelines. Most participants reported that the exercise was a valuable learning experience.Conclusions:A virtual, live exercise using the disastermed.ca patient database was an inexpensive method to evaluate the emergency department disaster plan. This included discovery of new approaches to managing patients, delineating the rate-limiting steps, and evaluating triage accuracy. Use of the patient timestamps has potential as a standardized international benchmark of hospital disaster plan efficacy. Participant satisfaction was high.

Musculoskeletal Injuries Among Victims of the Battagram, Pakistan Earthquake in October 2005

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 489-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghulam Mustafa Kaim Khani ◽  
Akhtar Baig ◽  
Mujahid Humail ◽  
Manzoor Memon ◽  
M.A. Quarashi
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Head Injuries ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Musculoskeletal Injuries ◽  
Publication Type ◽  
Disaster Plan ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Surgical Interventions ◽  
North West ◽  
Wound Debridement

AbstractObjectiveThis study was conducted to assess the type, pattern, and severity of musculoskeletal injuries, as well as the type of simple orthopedic surgical procedures, that can be performed at the site of a disaster.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study conducted in Battagram, located in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan after the October 2005 earthquake. Researchers arrived in the affected area during the second week after the earthquake, and remained there for one week. During this period, patients were received from distant areas of the district. These patients were admitted to a tent hospital because the district headquarters hospital was completely damaged. Those requiring orthopedic surgical intervention or closed manipulation and plaster of paris casts were included in the study.ResultsOf 110 patients, 61 were female and 49 were male, and 140 bones were involved. In this series, 92 fractures were closed, while 48 were open. A total of 67.3% of the patients were <40 years of age. The tibia was involved in 32.1% of cases and the femur 16.4%. No cases of compartment syndrome were found. Wound debridement was performed in 35 cases. An external fixator was applied to 10 cases of open tibia fractures. Four humerus fractures and a fracture to the radius and ulna were fixed with the Rashnail method. One open femur fracture was repaired with external fixation. Pre- and post-operative antibiotics were administered in all cases. Thirty patients sustained injuries in addition to orthopedic trauma: 13 vertebral injuries, eight head injuries, six fractured ribs, three blunt injuries to the abdomen, and 10 significant soft tissues injuries without bony involvement.ConclusionsAfter the earthquake in Battagram, young persons, especially females, were prone to orthopedic injuries, mainly involving the extremities. A comprehensive disaster plan would have helped to manage these emergencies, and further experience is needed for on-site surgical interventions.Kaim KhaniGM, BaigA, HumailM, MemonM, QuarashiMA. Musculoskeletal injuries among victims of the Battagram, Pakistan earthquake in October 2005. Prehosp Disaster Med.2012;27(5):1-3.

BUILDING A HOSPITAL DISASTER PLAN

1957 ◽  
Vol 57 (11) ◽  
pp. 1461-1462
Author(s):  
Jeanne P. Ross
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Plan

Pre-Flood Design Assessment Based on the Needs of the Jambi Community (Case Study of Three Districts / Cities)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 404-420
Author(s):  
Andy Subandi ◽  
Dwi Noerjoedianto ◽  
Andy Amir
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Emergency Plan ◽  
Disaster Plan ◽  
Design Assessment ◽  
Community Needs

The community's role during a disaster within the first 24 - 72 hours before having government's aid is crucial in making the condition under control in a timely manner, disaster management institution, especially at local level, has not had any models for preparedness training through participative approach based on the local wisdom of Jambi community to reduce disaster risks. The research process is carried out in three stages, (1) the first part is a literature study conducted to obtain information about how to deal with natural disasters, (2) Field studies conducted in several areas related to floods in Jambi Province, (3) ) Analysis Community needs are carried out by reviewing the design of the pre-disaster disaster planning system and the needs of the Flood Preparedness Community in three districts of Jambi province. A sample of 1000 people was divided into 3 groups. Each group will be completed in accordance with the pre-response system and community needs, then analyzed qualitatively. Meanwhile, to find out the management system design. Obtained preparedness data in the three villages with a total subject of 1000 people that 52.33% did not get information about the disaster or disaster preparedness, 64.6% never made an emergency plan for the family when there was a disaster, 68.67% never prepared emergency equipment (food, water, or emergency supplies), 68.27% had not attended disaster preparedness training in the past year, but only 6.2% had never discussed with neighbors about what to do in the event of a disaster. Based on the results of the research, several stages can be planned in the making of the pre-disaster assessment design as an alternative to minimize losses from disasters, which can then be developed as a disaster plan process and making mitigation in accordance with the needs of each district..

Accuracy of Computer Simulation to Predict Patient Flow during Mass-Casualty Incidents

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 354-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey M. Franc-Law ◽  
Micheal J. Bullard ◽  
F. Della Corte
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Patient Flow ◽  
Emergency Department Patient ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Simulated Patients ◽  
Disaster Plan ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Patient Database

AbstractIntroduction:Although most hospitals have an emergency department disas- ter plan, most never have been implemented in a true disaster or been tested objectively. Computer simulation may be a useful tool to predict emergency department patient flow during a disaster.Purpose:The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of a computer simulation in predicting emergency department patient flow during a masscasualty incident with that of a real-time, virtual, live exercise.Methods:History, physical examination findings, and laboratory results for 136 simulated patients were extracted from the disastermed.ca patient database as used as input into a computer simulation designed to represent the emergency department at the University of Alberta Hospital.The computer simulation was developed using a commercially available simulation software platform (2005, SimProcess, CACI Products, San Diego CA). Patient flow parameters were compared to a previous virtual, live exercise using the same data set.Results:Although results between the computer simulation and the live exercise appear similar, they differ statistically with respect to many patient benchmarks. There was a marked difference between the triage codes assigned during the live exercise and those from the patient database; however, this alone did not account for the differences between the patient groups. It is likely that novel approaches to patient care developed by the live exercise group, which are difficult to model by computer software, contributed to differences between the groups. Computer simulation was useful, however, in predicting how small changes to emergency department structure, such as adding staff or patient care areas, can influence patient flow.Conclusions:Computer simulation is helpful in defining the effects of changes to a hospital disaster plan. However, it cannot fully replace participant exercises. Rather, computer simulation and live exercises are complementary, and both may be useful for disaster plan evaluation.

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