Introduction: In a disaster, the number of victims and severity injuries may overwhelm treatment capacity local hospital. Surge is hospital’s ability to receive treat an increased patients. This study aimed explore if past disaster or mass casualty incident (MCI) affects hospital surge preparedness. Method: The current preparedness plans (HPPs) University central hospitals receiving surgical em...

OBJECTIVES This study investigated whether emergency department (ED) variables could be used in mathematical models to predict a future surge in ED volume based on recent levels of use of physician capacity. The models may be used to guide decisions related to on-call staffing in non-crisis-related surges of patient volume. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted using information span...

If your facility does not have a permanent standby generator to use for temporary power outages, or if you are conducting mobile clinic activities in areas without electrical power, you may need a portable generator to power your electrical devices. A generator that isn’t powerful enough may overheat and catch fire; it can also damage equipment. To calculate the generator capacity you need, add...