University Hospital Struck Deaf and Silent by Lightning: Lessons to Learn.
We describe how an electromagnetic wave after a lightning strike affected a university hospital, including the communication shutdown that followed, the way it was handled, and the lessons learned from this incident.
Department of Emergency Medicine,University Hospital Centre (CHUV),Lausanne,Switzerland.
Fabrice
F
Dami
Department of Emergency Medicine,University Hospital Centre (CHUV),Lausanne,Switzerland.
Pierre-Nicolas
PN
Carron
Department of Emergency Medicine,University Hospital Centre (CHUV),Lausanne,Switzerland.
Bertrand
B
Yersin
Department of Emergency Medicine,University Hospital Centre (CHUV),Lausanne,Switzerland.
Olivier
O
Hugli
D054597:Disaster Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006747:Hospital Communication Systems / Q000592:standards*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008030:Lightning; D011209:Power, Psychological
communication shutdown; electromagnetic wave; lightning struck