@article{ref1,
title="Audit of doctors' knowledge of major incident policies",
journal="Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England",
year="2006",
author="Palan, P. and Carr, E. R. M. and Chatrath, P.",
volume="88",
number="3",
pages="313-315",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to audit doctors' knowledge of their hospital's major incident policy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Pre- and post-intervention interviews were conducted with doctors selected at random in a central London teaching hospital on where to report to in a major incident. Doctors working in hospitals with accident and emergency departments within the M25 motorway were asked if they had read or received training on their hospital's major incident policy.RESULTS: Pre-intervention, 4.4% of doctors knew where to report to in a major incident. A 1-sided information sheet on the major incident policy was distributed to doctors and posted in areas frequented by doctors. Following this intervention, 78% of doctors knew where to report to in a major incident. Doctors in only 2 out of 38 hospitals with accident and emergency departments within the M25 corridor had read or received training on their major incident policy.CONCLUSIONS: More needs to be done by hospitals to ensure that doctors have a better awareness of their hospital major incident policy. <p></p><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0035-8843",
doi="10.1308/003588406X98658",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/003588406X98658"
}