Investigating Hospital Preparedness in Ardabil Province Against Unexpected Accidents

Authors

  • Dadkhah, Behrouz Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
  • Habibisoola, Aghil Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery,, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
  • Hamidkolg, Gholamreza Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
  • Khankeh, Hamidreza Department of Nursing, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Mohammadali, Mohammadi Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
  • Saeid, Mehri Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery,, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Abstract:

Background: The most crucial issue in the disaster and accidents is the health management of the affected community because accidents and disasters always have a significant impact on hygiene, general health, and the wellbeing of the stricken community. Considering the hospitals’ function and their front line position in managing the victims of accidents and having to continue and even increase their activity at the time of accidents and disasters, they should have a program of coping with accidents. In this regard, the current study investigated the preparedness of hospitals in Ardabil Province, Iran, in response to unexpected events. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive, analytical, and cross-sectional study conducted in 15 hospitals in Ardabil Province in 2017. To collect study data, a two-part questionnaire was used. Its first part investigated the demographic data of the hospitals. The second part was the national tool to assess hospital preparedness in accidents and disasters with 91 questions in 9 areas of preparedness (command and control, communication, safety and security, triage, capacity increasing, continuity of essential services, workforce, resource management, and post-disaster recovery). The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The findings of this study revealed that out of the 15 studied hospitals, only 4 were well prepared, 3 were poorly prepared, and 8 hospitals were moderately prepared for crisis management. On average, out of the 9 investigated aspects, triage, human resource management, and recovery after disasters had the lowest status. Conclusion: Considering the obtained results and the importance of preparing for unexpected events, it can be useful to plan and have an explicit instruction, and then implement and evaluate it to increase the preparedness to confront unexpected accidents in all hospitals.

Upgrade to premium to download articles

Sign up to access the full text

Already have an account?login

similar resources

Effectiveness of training nurses on the National Program for Hospital Preparedness in improving their preparedness for accidents and disasters

Background and Aims: The National Program for Hospital Preparedness is a comprehensive and unified model for planning and responding to accidents and disasters in hospitals and health centers of the country. The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of training nurses on The National Program for Hospital Preparedness in their preparedness for disasters and accidents. Materials and Me...

full text

Assessment of hospital preparedness and mangers’ awareness against disaster in southeast Iran in 2017

Background and Aim: Preparedness of hospitals against disasters is one of the key components of governmental planning to counter, control or minimize the consequences. The aim of this study was to assess the hospital preparedness and managers’ awareness against disasters in Southeast Iran. Methods: This applied, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017. The study population c...

full text

Epidemiological study of snakebites in Ardabil Province (Iran)

INTRODUCTION Average annual incidence of snakebite worldwide is between 5.5 to 1.2 million, and at least 125,000 of them are fatal. In Iran, around 4,500-11,000 snakebites occur annually, and a small number of them are fatal. Snake bites can cause intoxity and immediate death in patients, and the aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological study of snakebites in Ardabil Province. ...

full text

Epidemiology of esophageal cancer in ardabil province during 2003-2011.

BACKGROUND The aim of this research was to perform an epidemiologic survey of esophageal cancer in Ardabil province. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 661 patients diagnosed with EC were studied from March 2002 to May 2011 e. The necessary data were collected with a checklist from the documents in Ardabil Cancer Registry (ACR) and analyzed by statistical methods...

full text

Hospital disaster preparedness in Switzerland.

STUDY OBJECTIVE Hospital preparedness is an essential component of any developed health care system. However, there is no national legislation in Switzerland. The objective of this inquiry was to establish the geographic distribution, availability and characteristics of hospital preparedness across Switzerland. METHODS A questionnaire regarding hospital preparedness in 2006 was addressed to a...

full text

My Resources

Save resource for easier access later

Save to my library Already added to my library

{@ msg_add @}


Journal title

volume 4  issue 3

pages  127- 134

publication date 2019-04

By following a journal you will be notified via email when a new issue of this journal is published.

Keywords

No Keywords

Hosted on Doprax cloud platform doprax.com

copyright © 2015-2023