11. Implementing a Hospital Incident Command System (HICS)
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Hospital incident command system (HICS) performance in Iran; decision making during disasters
BACKGROUND Hospitals are cornerstones for health care in a community and must continue to function in the face of a disaster. The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) is a method by which the hospital operates when an emergency is declared. Hospitals are often ill equipped to evaluate the strengths and vulnerabilities of their own management systems before the occurrence of an actual disaste...
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Background: Hospitals as the essential health service providers should manage their performance during incidents and disasters. The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) is helpful in this regard. The establishment of this system assists the hospital disaster risk management committee to get prepared in emergency situations. This study aimed to assess the effect of HICS establishment on prepa...
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background: hospital incident command system (hics) has been established with the mission of prevention, response, and recovery in hazards. regarding the key role of hospitals in medical management of events, the present study is aimed at investigating benefits, barriers, and limitations of applying hics in hospital. materials and methods: employing a review study, articles related to the afore...
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عنوان ژورنال: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
سال: 1995
ISSN: 1049-023X,1945-1938
DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x00045519