Investigating the Level of Preparedness of Iranian Hospitals against CBRN Incidents: A Case Study of Hospitals in West Azerbaijan Province

Background: Hospitals are the front line of dealing with Incidents. Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) incidents alarming for governments' healthcare providers public. Therefore, they must make necessary preparations to deal these incidents. Objectives: This study aimed evaluate preparedness hospitals against chemical, related influential factors. Methods: The present was a cross-sectional survey in northwest Iran, 2020-2022. statistical population West Azerbaijan province. inclusion criteria were that be university or therapeutic affiliated University Medical Sciences, at least one year had passed since hospital’s operation. Also, exclusion on verge closing changing their use. In this way, 26 studied. "Canadian Center Emergency Preparedness" evaluation checklist research tool used determine level studied CBRN data collected 5 months, from January May 2021. Cronbach's alpha score 0.94. Descriptive analytical statistics indicators analysis using SPSS 20 software. Results: showed lacked preparation, capacities, abilities single-variable mode, chemical dimension, number morgues deceased (P = 0.006); biological aspect, per capita educational factors domain 0.03), facility personnel 0.04), infectious disease specialists 0.02), equipment optimal laboratory capabilities radiological dimensions education 0.01) dosimeter general dimension training 0.004), 0.015), 0.006) significant relationship < 0.05). Conclusions: Overall, study's results hospitals' unsatisfactory, appropriate policies needed adopted improve it.