Nonstructural Safety of Hospitals for Disasters: A Comparison Between Two Capital Cities

Djalali, AhmadrezaCenter for Research and Education in Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Università Del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy; Department of Clinical Sciences and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (author)

Nonstructural Safety of Hospitals for Disasters : A Comparison Between Two Capital Cities

OBJECTIVE: Hospitals are expected to function as a safe environment during disasters, but many become unusable because of nonstructural damage. This study compares the nonstructural safety of hospitals to disasters in Tehran and Stockholm.METHODS: Hospital safety in Tehran and Stockholm was assessed between September 24, 2012, and April 5, 2013, with use of the nonstructural module of the hospital safety index from the World Health Organization. Hospital safety was categorized as safe, at risk, or inadequate.RESULTS: All 4 hospitals in Stockholm were classified as safe, while 2 hospitals in Tehran were at risk and 3 were safe. The mean nonstructural safety index was 90% ± 2.4 SD for the hospitals in Stockholm and 64% ± 17.4 SD for those in Tehran (P = .014).CONCLUSIONS: The level of hospital safety, with respect to disasters, was not related to local vulnerability. Future studies on hospital safety should assess other factors such as legal and financial issues. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2014;0:1-6).

Ardalan, AliDepartment of Disaster and Emergency Health, National Institute of Health Research, Tehran, iran; University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge MA, United States (author)
Ohlen, GunnarIntervention and Technology, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (author)
Ingrassia, Pier LuigiCenter for Research and Education in Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Università Del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy (author)
Corte, Francesco DellaCenter for Research and Education in Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Università Del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy (author)
Castren, MaaretKarolinska Institutet (author)
Kurland, Lisa,1960-Karolinska Institutet(Swepub:oru)lkd (author)
Center for Research and Education in Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Università Del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy; Department of Clinical Sciences and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Disaster and Emergency Health, National Institute of Health Research, Tehran, iran; University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge MA, United States (creator_code:org_t)

In:Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness: Cambridge University Press8:2, s. 179-1841935-78931938-744X

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