Citation

Leutenegger A. Ther. Umsch. 2008; 65(1): 32-35.

Vernacular Title

Umstellen von Spitalern auf ausserordentliche Lagen.

Affiliation

Dekan SAMK, Chur. leutenegger.chur@gmx.ch

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Verlag Hans Huber)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18399183

Abstract

Whenever case load grossly exceeds the available resources of a hospital, properly planned extraordinary measures are needed to boost performance. The crucial elements to be included in hospital disaster plans are: a well prepared alarm call system, simple lines of command with clear-cut responsibilities, measures to admit, triage and treat patients, a concept for internal and external communication including the needed tools. Such a disaster plan, based on an educated guess upon possible disasters and tailored to a realistic estimate of the hospital's resources, regularly needs to be checked and taught to the staff This article proposes guidelines how to successfully set up a hospital disaster plan.

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