Search for dissertations about: "hospital preparedness"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words hospital preparedness.
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1. Disaster response and preparedness : Focus on hospital incident command groups and emergency department registered nurses
Abstract : Background: While disasters per definition are rare, incidents that cause mass casualties that threaten to overwhelm its limited resources are an ever-present risk. Disaster medicine is a specific discipline of medicine dedicated to providing adequate health care to patients of major incidents through the development of preventive-, preparedness-, response and recovery interventions. READ MORE
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2. Preparedness and safe hospital : medical response to disasters
Abstract : Background: A disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community. The number of disasters and affected people has increased during the past decades. “Hospitals safe from disasters” is emphasized by the Hyogo Framework Actions for 2005-2015. READ MORE
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3. Obstructed labour and Birth preparedness: Community studies from Uganda
Abstract : Labour is said to be obstructed when the presenting part fails to descend through the birth canal despite strong uterine contractions. The condition is mostly prevalent in low-income countries where the main causes are cephalopelvic disproportion and malpresentation. READ MORE
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4. Responding to Terrorist Attacks on Rail Bound Traffic : Challenges for Inter-organizational Collaboration
Abstract : Contemporary terrorism is becoming increasingly indiscriminate, and rail bound traffic appears to be vulnerable and at high risk for terrorist attacks. An attack targeting a train or subway system can have enormous implications, both in terms of human suffering and long-term societal consequences. READ MORE
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5. Effect of Home Based Life Saving Skills education on knowledge of obstetric danger signs, birth preparedness, utilization of skilled care and male involvement : A Community-based intervention study in rural Tanzania
Abstract : Use of skilled care during antenatal visits and delivery is recommended to address the burden of maternal mortality. However there are few facility deliveries and insufficient knowledge of danger signs, especially in rural Tanzania. READ MORE