Background: COVID 19 has become a major health issue and globally affected masses increased mortality in all parts of the world. Therefore, with limited information available healthcare workers faced multitude problems challenges managing individuals to no surprise developing database regarding this disease; many lost their lives. Aim: To assess understanding worker COVID-19 pandemic competence...

The Covid 19 pandemic has put the issue of public trust at centre political analysis. This article inquires into level in Sweden concerning current crisis management as well preparedness for future crises. empirical basis this study consists unique data generated through two surveys on virus conducted during 2020 Sweden. Respondents were asked to assess their different actors' management. In ad...

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has had an immense impact on public policy and the management of risks that threaten critical systems, such as national health services. Drawing perspectives from multiple disciplines, this article considers lessons-learned with respect to mitigating threats systems societal harms presented by proliferation malware. dovetails crisis cyber resilience, for purpose analyzin...

Hospitals have crucial roles during an outbreak of emerging infectious diseases. They are expected to manage the surge patients while continuing essential health services. This study aims investigate factors that influence hospital disaster preparedness and resilience in facing disease threats. A systematic review was conducted using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analysi...

Nowadays, the necessity of accurate quantitative decision support methods is becoming a critical subject for managers as rivalry between organizations caused a more fragile economic environment and brand reputation is becoming more important. Furthermore, dealing with incidents after they happened is not accepted by customers anymore. Managers require powerful decision making tools to support t...

conclusions the findings showed the moderate preparedness of the hospitals in the northern provinces to deal with disasters. case presentation this cross-sectional study was carried in 2011 and all of the hospitals which were located in the northern areas of iran were investigated through the census method. the data collection instruments were self-administered managers’ awareness questionnaire...

The United States Congress directed the Department of Justice to conduct an exercise engaging key personnel in the management of mock chemical, biological, or cyberterrorist attacks. The resulting exercise was called "TOPOFF," named for its engagement of top officials of the United States government. This article offers a number of medical and public health observations and lessons discovered d...

The number of crisis events around the world has been increasing in the last years and suggests there is a real need to make communities more resilient to them. In addition to providing conventional authoritative data, ordinary citizens and residents in the affected areas are also voluntarily supplying information about the affected areas, in what has been called Crowdsourced or Volunteered Geo...

Hurricane Katrina was one of the most expensive and devastating natural disasters in American history. Over half a million people were affected by the hurricane, and the US energy infrastructure was severely damaged. In fact, parts of the Gulf are still recovering from Hurricane Katrina to this day. Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters clearly show the need for improvements in crisis m...

The identification of elements at risk is an essential part in hazard risk assessment. Especially for recurring natural hazards like floods, an updated database with information about elements exposed to such hazards is fundamental to support crisis preparedness and response activities. However, acquiring and maintaining an up-to-date database with elements at risk requires both detailed local ...