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Citation
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Sobhani G, Khammarnia M, Hayati R, Ravangard R, Heydari AR, Heydarvand S. J. Pak. Med. Assoc. 2014; 64(5): 506-509. |
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Abstract
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the preparedness level of hospitals against natural disasters in Bandar Abbas, Iran.
METHODS: The cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted in all the 9 hospitals in Bandar Abbas, Iran, during 2012. The required data was collected using a standard checklist comprising 220 items in 10 areas. It was completed for each hospital using observations and interviews. SPSS 16.0 was used to analyse the data.
RESULTS: The overall level of preparedness against disasters in Bandar Abbas hospitals was 38.6%. They were at a poor level in the areas of reception (31.4%), evacuation (28.1%), traffic (33.3%), security (34.6%), communication (30.6%), human resources (38.6%), and commanding and management (20.1%). Areas of emergency services (55.1%), training (53.5%), and logistics (53.5%) were moderate, while none of the areas could score enough to be in the good or very good category.
CONCLUSION: Preparedness was poor and hospital administrators should establish necessary technical and communication infrastructures through sufficient budgets to improve weak areas.
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