title: Evacuation of a mental health center during a forest fire in Israel.
abstract: Tirat Carmel Mental Health Center was successfully evacuated in December 2010 during a ravaging forest fire in the nearby Carmel Mountains. A total of 228 patients were successfully evacuated from the center within 45 minutes. No fatalities or injuries associated with the evacuation occurred. We believe that the efficient functioning of the administrative and medical staff provides a replicable model that can contribute to the level of awareness and readiness of hospital staff members for natural and manmade disasters.
authors.affiliation: Tirat Carmel Medical Health Center affiliated with the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine,Technion,Israel Institute of Technology,Haifa Israel.
authors.forename: Anatoly
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kreinin
authors.affiliation: Tirat Carmel Medical Health Center affiliated with the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine,Technion,Israel Institute of Technology,Haifa Israel.
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shakera
authors.affiliation: Tirat Carmel Medical Health Center affiliated with the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine,Technion,Israel Institute of Technology,Haifa Israel.
authors.forename: Ayala
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sheinkman
authors.affiliation: Tirat Carmel Medical Health Center affiliated with the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine,Technion,Israel Institute of Technology,Haifa Israel.
authors.forename: Tamar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Levi
authors.affiliation: Tirat Carmel Medical Health Center affiliated with the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine,Technion,Israel Institute of Technology,Haifa Israel.
authors.forename: Vered
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tal
authors.affiliation: Tirat Carmel Medical Health Center affiliated with the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine,Technion,Israel Institute of Technology,Haifa Israel.
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Polakiewicz
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005390:Fires; D065928:Forests; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D061214:Patient Safety; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018635:Rescue Work / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*