Citation

Fischer P, Wafaisade A, Neugebauer EA, Kees T, Bail H, Weber O, Burger C, Kabir K. Unfallchirurg 2013; 116(1): 34-38.

Vernacular Title

Wie gut sind Arzte auf einen Massenanfall von Verletzten vorbereitet? :

Affiliation

Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Sigmund Freud-Straße 25, 53127, Bonn, Deutschland, Philipp.Fischer@ukb.uni-bonn.de.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00113-011-2035-5

PMID

21604031

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The bomb attacks in Madrid (2004) and London (2005) have increased awareness that terrorist attacks are also a real threat in Germany. Hospitals and health care providers should be prepared. METHODS: We distributed an anonymous online questionnaire to physicians working in trauma centers of different categories. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistical methods. RESULTS: The questionnaire was returned by 1,204 of 7,700 physicians. This reflects a response rate of 15.6%. Of the participants, 53.3% answered that their hospital had a disaster control plan and that they knew the content; 33.9% reported that their hospital had participated in a disaster training scenario. CONCLUSION: As only 53.3% of physicians in hospitals know their disaster control plan and only 33.9% of hospitals have participated in a disaster training scenario we conclude that more action is needed to increase awareness of the problem. Furthermore standardized training programs are needed to disseminate knowledge and skills in order to enable health care providers to face the occurrence of terroristic attacks in Germany.

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