فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

INTRODUCTION: The occurrence of natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, and storms oftenhas devastating effects on human societies and causes heavy casualties on their inhabitants. Bydestroying the buildings and infrastructure of society, these events impose a wide range of economicand social burdens on societies and countries. Research in the management of incidental accidentsimproves the ability to respond correctly in the event of accidents. Therefore, this study was conductedto evaluate the readiness of hospitals in unexpected events in 2017.METHODS: This cross‑sectional study was conducted in 2017 on 10 selected hospitals affiliated toIsfahan University of Medical Sciences. Data collection with the standard checklist included 137 yes/no questions in 10 areas of emergency, admission, transmission, traffic, communication, security,human resources, management, education, and support. At the end of the study, the data wereencoded and entered into the SPSS 22 software and were examined.RESULTS: The results of this study showed that the readiness of hospitals in each of the areas studiedwas as follows: emergency (79% = good), admission (72.5% = good), transmission (70.4% = good),traffic (58% = moderate), communication (79.6% = Good), security (59.7% = average), humanresources (83.6% = very good), management (58% = moderate), education (81% = very good),support (73% = good), and command and management (81.8% = very good).CONCLUSION: Since hospital conditions are completely changed during a crisis, hospital adaptationto new conditions should be based on the projected plans. As a result, everyone should be preparedto take responsibility according to their responsibilities.