Emergency exercises involving the health community are considered an important and
integral part of emergency preparedness activities. However, little is known about whether …

Given the foundational and the fundamental role that the Incident Command System (ICS) is
intended to play in on‐scene response efforts across the United States, it is important to …

In the wake of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, organizations
involved in emergency management at the local, state and federal level were mandated to …

The evaluation of emergency, disaster and crisis management exercises supports both
individual and organisational learning, facilitates the development of response capabilities …

IntroductionHospitals are expected to continue to provide medical care during disasters.
However, they often fail to function under these circumstances. Vulnerability to disasters has …

The aim of the current review wasto study the existing knowledge about decision-making
and to identify and describe validated training tools. A comprehensive literature review was …

ObjectiveUnremitting natural disasters, deliberate threats, pandemics, and humanitarian
suffering resulting from conflict situations necessitate swift and effective response …

Background and objective: Iran's hospitals have been considerably affected by disasters
during last decade. To address this, health system of IR Iran has taken an initiative to assess …

Background: Considering the uncontrollable occurrence of unexpected events and disasters
around the world and Iran, paying attention to the readiness of hospitals, as the most …

Aim: Evaluating hospital disaster preparedness is one the best ways for hospital
accreditation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of outcome measure that offer …