Framework synthesis is one systematic review method employed to address health care
practice and policy. Adapted from framework analysis methods, it has been used …

Background: Managing mass casualty or disaster incidents is challenging to any person or
organisation. Therefore, this paper identifies and describes common challenges to …

The health impacts of recent global infectious disease outbreaks and other disasters have
demonstrated the importance of strengthening public health systems to better protect …

Objective: To examine all aspects affecting the functioning of the system and the most
important factors in its assessment through a systematic review during 1990 to 2017 …

Background Hospitals play a crucial role in responding to disasters and public health
emergencies. However, they are also vulnerable to threats such as fire or flooding and can …

Objective: Emergency medical (EM) response systems require extensive coordination,
particularly during mass casualty incidents (MCIs). The recognition of preparedness gaps …

Objective To explore the relationship between preparations and real-life experiences among
prehospital major incident commanders. Design An explorative, qualitative design was …

Purpose To investigate prehospital preparedness work for Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI)
and Major Incidents (MI) in Norway. Method A national cross-sectional descriptive study of …

Principles of hospital disaster management: an integrated and multidisciplinary approach.
Hospitals play an important role during a disaster response, and are also at risk for internal …

Objective To develop a new model to quantify information management dynamically and to
identify factors that lead to information gaps. Background Information management is a core …