e427 All disasters are local, and a burn mass casualty incident (BMCI) is no different. During the past 150 years, burn disasters have typically been associated with three factors: a fire/explosion in a mass gathering, natural disaster, or act of war/terrorism. Although the incidence of fire/explosion disasters has decreased during the past 50 years, recent natural disasters and acts of war/ter...

This paper defines a specific plan which allows two separate institutions, with different capabilities, to function as a single receiving entity in the event of a mass casualty incident. The street between the two institutions will be closed to traffic and a two-phase process initiated. Arriving ambulances will first be quickly screened to expedite the most critical patients followed by formal ...

BACKGROUND We investigated the views of newly graduating physicians on their preparedness for postgraduate clinical training, and evaluated the relationship of preparedness with the educational environment and the pass rate on the National Medical Licensure Examination (NMLE). METHODS Data were obtained from 2429 PGY-1 physicians-in-training (response rate, 36%) using a mailed cross-sectional...

during the past years, special emphasis was put on medical preparedness in the event of radiological or nuclear emergencies. novin medical radiation institute (nmri) encouraged and supported the national authorities to enhance their cooperation in improving medical response to radiation accident. nmri in cooperation with international atomic energy agency (iaea) and atomic energy organization o...

As health facilities vary in type, function, size and, most importantly, the context in which they operate, it is impractical to provide a set of universally applicable recommendations for the essential components of health facility pandemic preparedness plans. A tailored preparedness plan should be developed by consultative discussions involving all key players inside and outside the facility....

Objectives: Many families in Iran fail to adapt to their new role of being a stroke caregiver and experience high levels of distress; thus, they may need some form of support. The present study aimed to develop a discharge planning program for the family caregivers of stroke patients in Iran. We also determined the program efficacy on their level of stress and preparedness for caregiving. Meth...

Purpose Major incidents in tunnel environment will pose several challenges for the emergency service organisations terms of heat, visibility and lack experiences from working confined environments. These aspects, turn, could to establish collaboration. This study aims contribute field collaborative responses by exploring how “common knowledge” (Edwards, 2011) is built services organisations, th...

BACKGROUND To help improve incident preparedness this study assessed socio-demographic and socio-economic predictors of perceived risk of terrorism within Australia and willingness to comply with public safety directives during such incidents. METHODS The terrorism perception question module was incorporated into the New South Wales Population Health Survey and was completed by a representati...

This conceptual paper argues the need for narrative preparedness, understood as ability to engage and empathize with peoples’ stories values they encode, assess them based on universe in which people live, acknowledge rationality of each story – even when it conflicts science. Expanding ‘health preparedness’ encompass ‘narrative complements ideals patient centeredness, are sometimes betrayed im...