Evacuation of Intensive Care Units During Disaster: Learning From the Hurricane Sandy Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Data on best practices for evacuating an intensive care unit (ICU) during a disaster are limited. The impact of Hurricane Sandy on New York City area hospitals provided a unique opportunity to learn from the experience of ICU providers about their preparedness, perspective, roles, and activities.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of nurses, respiratory therapists, and physicians who played direct roles during the Hurricane Sandy ICU evacuations.

Results

Sixty-eight health care professionals from 4 evacuating hospitals completed surveys (35% ICU nurses, 21% respiratory therapists, 25% physicians-in-training, and 13% attending physicians). Only 21% had participated in an ICU evacuation drill in the past 2 years and 28% had prior training or real-li

SUBMITTER: King MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7112989 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature