Study finds ED staff concerned "dirty bomb" attack
Emergency Management Alert, October 21, 2008
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has found that emergency department nurses and physicians consistently do not feel their hospitals are prepared for a “dirty bomb” attack involving radioactive materials.
The full study, published in October 2008 issue of Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, a journal published by the American Medical Association (AMA), found that chief concerns regarding a terrorist attack included:
- the hospital being overwhelmed
- safety of loved ones
- potential staffing problems
- readinessproblems
- contamination and self-protection
Participants also expressed concerns about current protocol, going so far as to say they would not adhere to the plan in place.
To read the abstract, click here.
Comments
0 comments on “Study finds ED staff concerned "dirty bomb" attack ”
Related Products
Most Popular
- Articles
-
- HIPAA Q&A: Answering service messages
- Featured blog post: Nurses face felony charges after reporting physician to the Texas Medical Board
- Q/A: Volume requirement for reporting hydration services
- Q&A: Coding for dry skin due to cold weather
- Are your workforce members texting PHI?
- Topic: CMS, OESS post new security compliance review information, checklist
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- OB services: Coding inside and outside of the package
- Catch up on what's new with injections and infusions
- Privacy, security concerns high in HIEs
- E-mailed
-
- Featured blog post: Nurses face felony charges after reporting physician to the Texas Medical Board
- Q/A: Volume requirement for reporting hydration services
- HIPAA Q&A: Level of encryption needed for email
- HIPAA Q&A: Answering service messages
- Q&A: Coding for sepsis when other conditions are present
- Are your workforce members texting PHI?
- HIPAA Q&A: TPO disclosures to a business associate
- Q&A: Coding for dry skin due to cold weather
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- 2012 CPT code changes for ASCs: Shoulder and knee scopes and pain management
- Searched
