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ArticlePLoS currents2014

Art of disaster preparedness in European union: a survey on the health systems.

Ahmadreza Djalali, Francesco Della Corte, Marco Foletti, Luca Ragazzoni, Alba Ripoll Gallardo, Olivera Lupescu, Chris Arculeo, Götz von Arnim, Tom Friedl, Michael Ashkenazi and 8 more

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Article in PLoS currents, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Ahmadreza DjalaliCRIMEDIM - Research Center in Emergency and Disaster Medicine and Computer Science applied to Medical Practice; Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.
Francesco Della CorteCRIMEDIM - Research Center in Emergency and Disaster Medicine and Computer Science applied to Medical Practice; Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.
Marco FolettiCRIMEDIM - Research Center in Emergency and Disaster Medicine and Computer Science applied to Medical Practice; Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.
Luca RagazzoniCRIMEDIM - Research Center in Emergency and Disaster Medicine and Computer Science applied to Medical Practice; Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.
Alba Ripoll GallardoCRIMEDIM - Research Center in Emergency and Disaster Medicine and Computer Science applied to Medical Practice; Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.
Olivera LupescuURGENTA, Clinical Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
Chris ArculeoHanover Associates, Teddington, London, United Kingdom.
Götz von ArnimNHCS, National Health Career School of Management, Hennigsdorf/Berlin, Germany.
Tom FriedlNHCS, National Health Career School of Management, Hennigsdorf/Berlin, Germany.
Michael AshkenaziBonn International Center for Conversion, Bonn, Germany.
Philipp FischerUniversity Clinic Bonn, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Bonn, Germany.
Boris HreckovskiCROUMSA, Croatian Urgent Medicine and Surgery Association, Slav. Brod, Croatia.
Amir Khorram-ManeshPrehospital and Disaster Medicine Centre, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Radko KomadinaSBC, General &Teaching Hospital Celje, Medical Faculty Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Konstanze LechnerGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.
Cristina PatruClinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest, Romania.
Frederick M BurkleHarvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Pier Luigi IngrassiaCRIMEDIM - Research Center in Emergency and Disaster Medicine and Computer Science applied to Medical Practice; Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” · ITClinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest · ROBICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies · DEDeutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) · DEHarvard University · USUniversity Hospital Bonn · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionNaturally occurring and man-made disasters have been increasing in the world, including Europe, over the past several decades. Health systems are a key part of any community disaster management system. The success of preparedness and prevention depends on the success of activities such as disaster planning, organization and training. The aim of this study is to evaluate health system preparedness for disasters in the 27 European Union member countries.

methodA cross-sectional analysis study was completed between June-September 2012. The checklist used for this survey was a modified from the World Health Organization toolkit for assessing health-system capacity for crisis management. Three specialists from each of the 27 European Union countries were included in the survey. Responses to each survey question were scored and the range of preparedness level was defined as 0-100%, categorized in three levels as follows: Acceptable; Transitional; or Insufficient.

resultsResponse rate was 79.1%. The average level of disaster management preparedness in the health systems of 27 European Union member states was 68% (Acceptable). The highest level of preparedness was seen in the United Kingdom, Luxemburg, and Lithuania. Considering the elements of disaster management system, the highest level of preparedness score was at health information elements (86%), and the lowest level was for hospitals, and educational elements (54%).

conclusionThis survey study suggests that preparedness level of European Union countries in 2012 is at an acceptable level but could be improved. Elements such as hospitals and education and training suffer from insufficient levels of preparedness. The European Union health systems need a collective strategic plan, as well as enough resources, to establish a comprehensive and standardized disaster management strategy plan. A competency based training curriculum for managers and first responders is basic to accomplishing this goal. KEYWORDS: Disaster medicine; Disaster preparedness; Disaster epidemiology; Health systems; European Union.

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PMID25685628
PMCPMC4323414
OpenAlexW1969157107

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