@article{ref1,
title="Strategic planning and designing of a hospital disaster manual in a tertiary care, teaching, research and referral institute in India",
journal="World journal of emergency medicine",
year="2014",
author="Talati, Shweta and Bhatia, Prateek and Kumar, Ashok and Gupta, A. K. and Ojha, Col D.",
volume="5",
number="1",
pages="35-41",
abstract="BACKGROUND: As per the &quot;Disaster Management Act, 2005&quot; of India, it is mandatory for government hospitals in India to prepare a disaster plan. This study aimed to prepare a disaster manual of a 1 900 bed tertiary care hospital, in consultation and involvement of all concerned stakeholders. <br><br>METHODS: A committee of members from hospital administration, clinical, diagnostic and supportive departments worked on an initial document prepared according to the Act and gave their inputs to frame a final disaster manual. <br><br>RESULTS: The prepared departmental standard operating procedures involved 116 people (doctors and paramedical staff), and were then synchronized, in 12 committee meetings, to produce the final hospital disaster manual. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The present disaster manual is one of the few comprehensive plans prepared by the stakeholders of a government hospital in India, who themselves form a part of the disaster response team. It also helped in co-ordinated conduction of mock drills.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1920-8642",
doi="10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2014.01.006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2014.01.006"
}