title: When a disaster strikes without warning: how effective is your response plan?
abstract: When an outside high-pressure natural gas line was cut near the intakes to a hospital's ventilation system, gas was quickly dispersed throughout the building. The facility's disaster management plan faced a real-life test.
authors.affiliation: Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Steiner
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000592:standards*; D004190:Disasters; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D005579:Fossil Fuels; D006801:Humans; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D018635:Rescue Work; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014691:Ventilation; D014768:Virginia
chemical_list: D005579:Fossil Fuels