@article{ref1,
title="Investigation of the preparedness level of the hospitals against disasters in Bandar Abbas, Iran, in 2012",
journal="JPMA: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association",
year="2014",
author="Sobhani, Ghasem and Khammarnia, Mohammad and Hayati, Ramin and Ravangard, Ramin and Heydari, Ali Reza and Heydarvand, Sanaz",
volume="64",
number="5",
pages="506-509",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine the preparedness level of hospitals against natural disasters in Bandar Abbas, Iran. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Preparedness was poor and hospital administrators should establish necessary technical and communication infrastructures through sufficient budgets to improve weak areas.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0030-9982",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}