Background: Although the hospital is known as a safe place for treating patients, due to
various reasons, it is prone to several internal hazards, including fire. This study aimed to …

Background Internal hospital crises and disasters (IHCDs) are events that disrupt the routine
functioning of a hospital while threatening the well-being of patients and staff. IHCDs may …

BACKGROUND: Stress is a subjective experience which creates an obstacle in a person's
path of achieving his or her goals. It creates negative outcomes among the population …

BACKGROUND: Fire is one of the most important threatening factors for hospitals and needs
special attention. The present study was conducted to explain the factors affecting hospital …

BACKGROUND: Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is one of the leading problems
of health-care organizations, discerned by ED medical staff, but it has never been measured …

Background: Pyelonephritis is the most common bacterial infection in children that can
cause renal failure if not diagnosed or treated early. We used serum biomarker interleukins …

For the general public, healthcare facilities are always a safe and secure place for treatment.
Generally, healthcare institutions are equipped to deal with exterior interruptions, but …

The recent incidents have confirmed that fires in COVID-19 hospitals have become a
gruelling and nerve-testing challenge [1–3]. The increased volumes of oxygen flow …

Healthcare fires have always been one of the major internal hazards and an oxygen-rich
environment further aggravates these threats. The present case study reports such a fire …

Disaster incidents leading to massive obliterations often bring to the forefront the
inadequacies of the systems, infrastructure as well as personages. In healthcare settings …