Special report. Recent natural and man-made disasters: testing hospital disaster plans and security departments in real-life situations.
In 1995, hurricanes, windstroms, hailstroms, and record flooding challenged the disaster-coping capabilities of hospitals in the Florida Panhandle, New Orleans, and Texas. And, in Carrollton, GA, a severe test of a hospital's disaster plan literally dropped out of the sky. In this report, we'll present some firsthand accounts of what happened; how hospital security and emergency personnel responded; and what lessons all hospitals can learn from these unusual, but not unforeseen, occurrences.
D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000592:standards*; D004190:Disasters; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D005431:Florida; D005845:Georgia; D008145:Louisiana; D017751:Safety Management; D012637:Security Measures / Q000592:standards*; D013781:Texas