Evaluation of the Hospital Disaster Preparedness Information of Health Personnel

Abstract

Background: Hospitals are institutions that provide continuous services and play a primary role in the emergency aid and life-saving process. The aim of this study was to evaluate the information of health personnel about the hospital disaster preparedness. Methods: In this observational cross-sectional study, a questionnaire for the calculation of the Hospital Disaster Preparedness Information Score of Health Personnel which was applied in a foundation university hospital and 276 questionnaire data were analyzed. Results: The mean Hospital Disaster Preparedness Information Score of Health Personnel was 64.96±13.57 (minimum 8-maximum 84). The information scores of those who read the disaster plan, participated in disaster training and disaster drills and disaster plan preparing and updating were higher than those who did not, and the difference was statistically significant. Most participants stated that there were emergency exit signs (95.29%), fire measures (94.93%), an emergency warning system (89.49%) in the hospital. 19.2% of the participants stated that they were not informed about their responsibilities and duties in case of disasters and 15.49% stated that the current disaster and emergency plan was not told to them. Conclusions: Although the hospital fulfills physical precautions such as emergency exit signs, fire extinguishing tubes and an alarm system, it is thought that there are deficiencies in the participation of health personnel in the disaster management process. It is thought that works on increasing the sensitivity of health workers to disasters, informing them about the measures taken and being involved in this process will increase the effectiveness of the disaster management process.

Keywords

• disaster management,, hospital management

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