RUNNING HEAD 1 Kindred emergency preparedness plan evaluation: staff competency
“Natural disasters have the potential to kill thousands of people in minutes. Moreover, many more people are killed during the following weeks and years due to the consequences of disasters. Hospitals are among the healthcare centers whose prompt and efficient services can play a significant role in decreasing disaster mortality rate. Accordingly, hospitals should be designed and built in such a way that they can effectively manage all kinds of high pressure crisis situations. Zaboli et al (2006) noted that disasters cause healthcare systems and settings, particularly hospitals, serious disruption to health care services.”
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“Natural disasters have the potential to kill thousands of people in minutes. Moreover, many more people are killed during the following weeks and years due to the consequences of disasters. Hospitals are among the healthcare centers whose prompt and efficient services can play a significant role in decreasing disaster mortality rate. Accordingly, hospitals should be designed and built in such a way that they can effectively manage all kinds of high pressure crisis situations. Zaboli et al (2006) noted that disasters cause healthcare systems and settings, particularly hospitals, serious disruption to health care services.”
Currently there is