Objectives: This evidence report identifies and synthesizes evidence on the effectiveness of
hospital disaster drills, computer simulations, and tabletop or other exercises in training …

Introduction: Recently, mass-casualty incident (MCI) preparedness and training has
received increasing attention at the hospital level. Objectives: To review the existing …

The objective of this study was to assess the attitudes of emergency medical technicians
(EMTs) toward tabletop drills to determine the effect of tabletop simulation on the EMT …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Evidence-based medical literature is lacking about the best methods to
train health care providers in disaster response. We systematically review the recent …

Introduction: Recent events have brought disaster medicine into the public focus. Both the
government and communities expect hospitals to be prepared to cope with all types of …

Introduction: Disaster drills are a valuable means of training healthcare providers to respond
to mass casualty incidents resulting from acts of terrorism or public health crises. We present …

Introduction Emergency medicine (EM) physicians serve at the frontline of disasters in our
communities. The 2016 Model of Clinical Practice according to the American Board of EM …

Objectives: The objectives of the study were to develop and evaluate an “all-hazards”
hospital disaster preparedness training course that utilizes a combi-nation of classroom …

Disaster drills are an effective way to test a hospital's preparedness for real-life disasters, but
an extensive amount of coordination and time is necessary to host a successful drill with a …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: There is currently no validated method for assessing hospital disaster
preparedness. We determine the degree of correlation between the results of 3 methods for …