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Hospital Emergency Readiness Overview Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2011

Daniel Kollek  and
A. Adam Cwinn
Daniel Kollek*
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
A. Adam Cwinn
Affiliation:
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Head, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
*
Correspondence: Daniel Kollek, MD, CCFP (EM) Associate Professor, Division of Emergency MedicineMcMaster University4000 Creekside Drive, Unit 902Dundas, ON L9H 7S9 CANADA E-mail: kollek@ceep.ca
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Abstract

In 2001, a survey of Canadian emergency departments indicated significant deficiencies in disaster preparedness. Since then, there have been efforts on the part of Provincial governments to remedy this situation. This survey repeats the original study with minor modifications to determine if there has been improvement. The Hospital Emergency Readiness Overview study demonstrates that despite improvements, there remain gaps in Canadian healthcare facility readiness for disaster, specifically one involving contaminated patients. It also highlights the lack of any standardized assessment of healthcare facilities' chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear readiness.

Keywords

assessmentdisasterhospitalpreparedness
Type
Original Research
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , June 2011 , pp. 159 - 165
Copyright
Copyright Kollek © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2011

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