Assessment of disaster preparedness among emergency departments in Italian hospitals: a cautious warning for disaster risk reduction and management capacity.
Matteo PaganiniFrancesco BorrelliJonathan CattaniLuca RagazzoniAhmadreza DjalaliLuca CarenzoFrancesco Della CorteFrederick M Jr BurklePier Luigi IngrassiaPublished in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2016)
Results demonstrate a poor knowledge-base of basic hospital disaster planning concepts by Italian Emergency Department physicians-on-duty. These findings should alert authorities to enhance staff disaster preparedness education, training and follow-up to ensure that these plans are known to all who have responsibility for disaster risk reduction and management capacity.