Hospital Disaster Preparedness in Switzerland Over a Decade: A National Survey.

Détails

ID Serval
serval:BIB_77E4A95FEFC4
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Hospital Disaster Preparedness in Switzerland Over a Decade: A National Survey.
Périodique
Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Dell'Era S., Hugli O., Dami F.
ISSN
1938-744X (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1935-7893
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
06/2019
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
13
Numéro
3
Pages
433-439
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
The present study aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of Swiss hospital disaster preparedness in 2016 compared with the 2006 data.
A questionnaire was addressed in 2016 to all heads responsible for Swiss emergency departments (EDs).
Of the 107 hospitals included, 83 (78%) returned the survey. Overall, 76 (92%) hospitals had a plan in case of a mass casualty incident, and 76 (93%) in case of an accident within the hospital itself. There was a lack in preparedness for specific situations: less than a third of hospitals had a specific plan for nuclear/radiological, biological, chemical, and burns (NRBC+B) patients: nuclear/radiological (14; 18%), biological (25; 31%), chemical (27; 34%), and burns (15; 49%), and 48 (61%) of EDs had a decontamination area. Less than a quarter of hospitals had specific plans for the most vulnerable populations during disasters, such as seniors (12; 15%) and children (19; 24%).
The rate of hospitals with a disaster plan has increased since 2006, reaching a level of 92%. The Swiss health care system remains vulnerable to specific threats like NRBC. The lack of national legislation and funds aimed at fostering hospitals' preparedness to disasters may be the root cause to explain the vulnerability of Swiss hospitals regarding disaster medicine. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:433-439).
Mots-clé
Chi-Square Distribution, Civil Defense/standards, Civil Defense/statistics & numerical data, Hospitals/standards, Hospitals/statistics & numerical data, Humans, Surveys and Questionnaires, Switzerland, Time Factors, HICS, NRBC, decontamination, hospital disaster plan, hospital preparedness
Pubmed
Web of science
Création de la notice
18/07/2018 15:44
Dernière modification de la notice
05/04/2020 5:20
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