@article{ref1,
title="Emergency evacuation readiness of full-time wheelchair users with spinal cord injury",
journal="Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation",
year="2011",
author="McClure, Laura A. and Boninger, Michael L. and Oyster, Michelle L. and Roach, Mary Joan and Nagy, Jennifer and Nemunaitis, Gregory",
volume="92",
number="3",
pages="491-498",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To determine the percentage of full-time wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries who felt they could evacuate from various locations, and the percentage who have a plan for evacuation. Study results will help clinicians and emergency officials understand needs related to evacuation preparedness. DESIGN: Convenience sample survey. SETTING: Six Spinal Cord Injury Model System centers, part of the national database funded through the Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. PARTICIPANTS: People (N=487) with spinal cord injuries who use a wheelchair more than 40 hours a week. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The percentage of wheelchair users who felt they would be able to safely evacuate, had a plan for safe evacuation, or reported a need for assistive technology and human assistance to evacuate from various locations in the event of an emergency. RESULTS: The highest percentage of participants felt they would be able to safely evacuate and had a plan for work evacuation. The lowest percentage of participants reported they could evacuate from their city/town in the event of an emergency and had a plan to evacuate their city/town in the event of a natural disaster. A large difference exists between the percentage of participants who felt they could evacuate and those who have a plan for evacuation. CONCLUSIONS: A large discrepancy exists between the perception that one can evacuate and actually having a plan. The perception that one can evacuate without a plan or the use of assistive technology is an area of concern that must be further addressed by educators. Education must emphasize the need to have a defined evacuation plan and effective utilization of assistive technology.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-9993",
doi="10.1016/j.apmr.2010.08.030",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2010.08.030"
}