Publication: 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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1938744X
19357893
19357893
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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
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
Other Contributor(s)
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
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.