Citation

Hidalgo J, Báez AA. Crit. Care Clin. 2019; 35(4): 591-607.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine/Center for Operational Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 1120 15th St, Augusta, GA 30912, USA; Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Km 7 1/2, Avenida John F. Kennedy, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ccc.2019.05.001

PMID

31445607

Abstract

Natural disasters are extreme events generally caused by abrupt climate change and other environmental factors. Intensive care units (ICUs) need to be prepared, because in the event of a natural disaster, the number of patients that require service stresses an already occupied facility. It is critical that personnel be able to do a proper ICU triage. Efforts have been made to prepare the health care system to be ready for a disaster. A natural disaster can disrupt the daily routine of a hospital and ICU personal need to be equipped with the necessary tools to be able to respond appropriately.

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Language: en

Keywords

Classification of natural disasters; Earthquake; Hurricane; Natural disaster; Preparedness