Preparing for the unthinkable: Emergency preparedness for the hematopoietic cell transplant program Journal Article
| Authors: | Wingard, J. R.; Leahigh, A. K.; Confer, D.; Edwards, J.; Billups, R. L.; Van Den Brink, M.; Keating, A. |
| Article Title: | Preparing for the unthinkable: Emergency preparedness for the hematopoietic cell transplant program |
| Abstract: | Emergencies come at the most inopportune times. Some are totally unexpected, others come with short warnings. Although rare, an emergency comes with the potential to wreak disaster and pose serious risk to the services provided to hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) patients. Yet, the consequences of an emergency can be mitigated by thinking the unthinkable and having a plan for emergency preparedness in place. Each HCT center should develop a plan containing steps of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. This report provides the framework for a HCT-specific emergency preparedness plan that can be used by individual centers to develop customized guidelines on preparing for, responding to, and recovering from an emergency. © 2006 American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. |
| Keywords: | medical decision making; protective clothing; patient monitoring; practice guideline; hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; government; patient care; cryopreservation; inservice training; public health service; patient safety; clinical research; health care personnel; staff training; information dissemination; accreditation; interpersonal communication; medical information system; infection control; health care delivery; outpatient care; health care planning; mass medium; emergency health service; disease outbreaks; personnel management; patient transport; health care facility; emergency treatment; emergency medical services; disaster planning; terrorism; planning techniques; weather; sars coronavirus; severe acute respiratory syndrome; disaster; electric accident; explosion; fire; interhospital cooperation; materials handling; natural disasters |
| Journal Title: | Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation |
| Volume: | 12 |
| Issue: | 11 |
| ISSN: | 1083-8791 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2006-11-01 |
| Start Page: | 1229 |
| End Page: | 1238 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.bbmt.2006.08.001 |
| PUBMED: | 17085317 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC7129195 |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 2" - "Export Date: 4 June 2012" - "CODEN: BBMTF" - "Source: Scopus" |
