[Evaluation of the hospital emergency plan based on an exercise for a mass casualty incident].

ABSTRACT:

Background

The hospital emergency plan is an important tool for hospitals in the management of a mass casualty incident. It is a legal requirement for hospitals to have such plans in place and to carry out drills. Emergency drills are a useful tool for the training of staff and for the evaluation of existing structures. The emergency plan of the University Hospital Würzburg (UKW) was evaluated during a disaster drill based on predefined drill objectives.

Methods

The procedures according to the emergency plan of the UKW were practiced during a large-scale disaster exercise. The exercise objectives were defined as: testing the management structure, deployment of personnel, physical organization, triage, patient flow and communication. Several exercise objectives were defined i

SUBMITTER: Speicher C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11615049 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature