Disasters have the potential to cause a surge of patients, some of which may require
admission to an intensive care unit. Due to the high resource requirements of intensive care …

Objectives The aim of the study is to understand the concept of disaster preparedness in
relation to the intensive care unit through the review and critique of the peer-reviewed …

The purpose of this report is to provide information regarding preparation for disaster
management from the perspective of ICU physicians. Both a framework toward ICU …

Recent events and regulatory mandates have underlined the importance of medical
planning and preparedness for catastrophic events. The purpose of this review is to provide …

There are 4 phases of disaster management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and
recovery. This article focuses on critical care preparedness aspects of disaster management …

Objective: In recent years, healthcare disaster planning has grown from its early place as an
occasional consideration within the manuals of emergency medical services and emergency …

Disaster preparation and management are responsibilities for everyone in a healthcare
facility. Whether natural or man-made, disasters and crises stress all facility resources …

Objective: Recent natural disasters have highlighted shortfall areas in current hospital
disaster preparedness. These include the following: 1) insufficient coordination between …

Disclosures: T. Hossain, JR Dichter, and M. Ghazipura have no financial conflicts of interest
to disclose regarding this article. T. Hossain and JR Dichter are members of the Task Force …

BACKGROUND This article provides consensus suggestions for expanding critical care
surge capacity and extension of critical care service capabilities in disasters or pandemics. It …