A scoping review of internal hospital crises and disasters in the Netherlands, 2000-2020.
Vincent W KlokmanDennis G BartenNathalie A L R PetersMarieke G J VersteegenJaap J J WijnandsFrits H M van OschMenno I GaakeerEdward C T H TanArjen BoinPublished in: PloS one (2021)
IHCDs occur with some regularity in the Netherlands and have marked effects on hospital critical care departments, particularly emergency departments. Cascading events of multiple failures transpire nearly a third of the time, limiting the ability of a hospital to stave off closure due to failure. Emergency managers should therefore prioritize the risk of ICT failures and cascading events and train hospital staff accordingly.