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dams contributed to their failure, and flooding damaged ~8570 buildings. We argue that the interplay of aging infrastructure, political instability, climate change, and human decisions drove this disaster, stressing the need for a holistic ‘healthcare’ management approach to prevent future ...
Often, an outbreak in the health care setting parallels an epidemic in the community. Although it may be possible to define nosocomial transmission from recording dates of onset of illness relative to admission date and, at times, demonstrate circulation of a common strain by molecular techniques,...
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Furthermore, disasters may exacerbate existing morbidity and mortality associated with chronic and infectious disease through impacting health care systems. These events also challenge the Sustainable Development Goals as, other than their effects on human health, they can cause social and environmental ...
ECRI Institute's Health Devices Alerts database is a repository of hazards and recalls (sourced from various national and international regulatory agencies, manufacturers, and member hospitals) that began in 19821. It is a valuable resource that not only informs healthcare facilities of problems ...
and procedures, which are advancing at a slower pace. Performance, ergonomics, healthcare impacts, long-term safety, and other effects on humans have yet to be studied and understood, as testified by the lack of normative requirements on data collection and analysis in the current standards [3...
Despite more abundant first-response and healthcare staff and facilities on the main island, residents on its west coast were nonetheless highly impacted by the 2022 tsunami. The maps and tables showcased in this study also highlight the value of precise and regularly updated census data in ...
Natural hazards, which have the potential to cause catastrophic damage and loss to infrastructure, have increased significantly in recent decades. Thus, th
Health professionals have always had essential duties in earthquake events experienced from the past to the present. Possible earthquake expectations make sustainable earthquake awareness and attitudes of students, who are future healthcare professionals, influential. Therefore, this study aims to determine ...