Background Large-scale burn disasters can produce casualties that threaten medical care
systems. This study proposes a new approach for developing hospital readiness and …

Purpose To provide an insight into the challenges faced by the closest hospital to the
Formosa Fun Coast Dust Explosion (FFCDE) disaster scene, and to examine how the …

Objective: The study provides a comprehensive insight into how an initial receiving hospital
without adequate capacity adapted to coping with a mass casualty incident after the …

Background Adequate and effective emergency preparedness for hospital surge capacity is
a prerequisite to ensuring standard healthcare services for disaster victims. This study aimed …

IntroductionThere have been numerous initiatives by government and private organizations
to help hospitals become better prepared for major disasters and public health emergencies …

ObjectivesIn light of government investment over the past decade, we explored the capacity
for disaster response in Heilongjiang Province, identifying the factors that affect response …

In the United States, recent large-scale emergencies and disasters display some element of
organized medical emergency response, and hospitals have played prominent roles in …

Objective Hospitals are a key component to disaster response but are susceptible to the
effects of disasters as well, including infrastructure damage that disrupts patient care. These …

The Hospital Surge Preparedness and Response Index is an all-hazards template
developed by a group of emergency management and disaster medicine experts from the …

Abstract Background The Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002 provided for the designation
of a critical infrastructure protection program. This ultimately led to the designation of …