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Survey of Hospital Employees’ Personal Preparedness and Willingness to Work Following a Disaster

Objectives: Little is known about the personal readiness of hospital staff for disasters. As many as 30% of hospital staff say that they plan not to report for work during a large-scale disaster. We sought to understand the personal disaster preparedness for hospital staff. Methods: Surveys were distributed to the…

Posted in: disaster planning 2 emergency preparedness 3 emergency service 2

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Waiting in the Accident and Emergency Department: Exploring Problematic Experiences

Objectives: To investigate the relation between perceived waiting times and patients’ overall ratings of accident and emergency departments (A&Es) and to explore which patients view waiting times as problematic. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was held in 21 A&Es in the Netherlands. From each A&E, a random sample of patients was…

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