background: iran is considered among top ten countries in the world where disasters are most likely to happen, and it ranks 4th in asia after india, bangladesh and china. hospitals are playing important roles in both predictable and unpredictable emergencies. however, crisis management model in a hospital requires careful program planning. this study aimed to survey all kermanshah university of...

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), under contract No. HHSO100200700038C. This report would not have been possible without the more than 100 dedicated and committed hospital and state preparedness planners and other experts who contributed their time to provide the Center for Biosecurity project team with critical insight into the state of U.S. hospital preparedness, or wi...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To identify the level of lay caregiver burden and perception of preparedness that exists for the oncology population prior to and just after hospital discharge. DESIGN Descriptive, correlational design using repeated measures. SETTING Large, tertiary care, private medical center in the midwestern United States. SAMPLE 59 lay caregivers of patients with cancer who were d...

According to WHO, one of these mass gatherings with critical risk is stampedes. Shanghai "12.31" stampede was a preventable tragedy that the government and event planner hold responsibility for. At the same time, it can be a legacy for improvement in the future. The government should draw experience on the implementation of an emergency preparedness system, in order to improve the rapid emergen...