Natural Disasters

Jorge Hidalgo; Amado Alejandro Baez

doi:10.1016/j.ccc.2019.05.001

Natural Disasters

Jorge Hidalgo, Amado Alejandro Baez

Emergency Medicine and Hospitalist Services

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Abstract

Natural disasters are extreme events generally caused by abrupt climate change and other environmental factors. Intensive care units (ICUs) need to be prepared, because in the event of a natural disaster, the number of patients that require service stresses an already occupied facility. It is critical that personnel be able to do a proper ICU triage. Efforts have been made to prepare the health care system to be ready for a disaster. A natural disaster can disrupt the daily routine of a hospital and ICU personal need to be equipped with the necessary tools to be able to respond appropriately.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	591-607
Number of pages	17
Journal	Critical Care Clinics
Volume	35
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccc.2019.05.001
State	Published - Oct 2019

Keywords

Classification of natural disasters
Earthquake
Hurricane
Natural disaster
Preparedness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

UN SDGs

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