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Current Perspectives and Concerns Facing Hospital Evacuation: The Results of a Pilot Study and Literature Review

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2021-01-01

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Review

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1938744X
19357893

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10.1017/dmp.2020.391

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2-s2.0-85100384012

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Mahidol University

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SCOPUS

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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. (2021)

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Amir Khorram-Manesh, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Luc J. Mortelmans, Krzysztof Goniewicz, Marlous Verheul, Jarle L. Sörensen, Irene Pereira, Meret E. Ricklin, Roberto Faccincani, Paul M. Dark, Eric Carlström, Milad Ahmadi Marzaleh, Mahmoud Reza Peyravi, Mohammed Al Sultan, Emelia Santamaria, John David Comandante, Frederick Burkle Current Perspectives and Concerns Facing Hospital Evacuation: The Results of a Pilot Study and Literature Review. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. (2021). doi:10.1017/dmp.2020.391 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/78821

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Current Perspectives and Concerns Facing Hospital Evacuation: The Results of a Pilot Study and Literature Review

Author(s)

Amir Khorram-Manesh
 Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen
 Luc J. Mortelmans
 Krzysztof Goniewicz
 Marlous Verheul
 Jarle L. Sörensen
 Irene Pereira
 Meret E. Ricklin
 Roberto Faccincani
 Paul M. Dark
 Eric Carlström
 Milad Ahmadi Marzaleh
 Mahmoud Reza Peyravi
 Mohammed Al Sultan
 Emelia Santamaria
 John David Comandante
 Frederick Burkle

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Ramathibodi Hospital
 Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
 Health Human Resources Research Center (SUMS)
 University of South-Eastern Norway
 IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute
 Försvarsmakten i Halmstad
 University of the Philippines Manila
 Universidade dos Açores
 University Medical Center Utrecht
 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
 Sahlgrenska Akademin
 Vrije Universiteit Brussel
 KU Leuven
 King Khalid Hospital, Najran
 University Hospital Bern
 Prehospital Disaster and Ambulatory Care Medicine
 Military University of Aviation

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the evacuation preparedness of hospitals within the European Union (EU). Method: This study consisted of 2 steps. In the first step, a systematic review of the subject matter, according to the PRISMA flow diagram, was performed. Using Scopus (Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands), PubMed (National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD), and Gothenburg Universitýs search engine, 11 questions were extracted from the review and were sent to representatives from 15 European Union (EU)- A nd non-EU countries. Results: The findings indicate that there is neither a full preparedness nor a standard guideline for evacuation within the EU or other non-EU countries in this study. A major shortcoming revealed by this study is the lack of awareness of the untoward consequences of medical decision-making during an evacuation. Some countries did not respond to the questions due to the lack of relevant guidelines, instructions, or time. Conclusion: Hospitals are exposed to internal and external incidents and require an adequate evacuation plan. Despite many publications, reports, and conclusions on successful and unsuccessful evacuation, there is still no common guide for evacuation, and many hospitals lack the proper preparedness. There is a need for a multinational collaboration, specifically within the EU, to establish such an evacuation planning or guideline to be used mutually within the union and the international community.

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Medicine

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https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/78821

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Scopus 2021