Natural disasters: responding to the unexpected
Rusting, R.R.
Journal of Healthcare Protection Management Publication of the International Association for Hospital Security 20(2): 110-124
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0891-7930 PMID: 15457924 Document Number: 579042
No matter how well-prepared a hospital is for emergencies, when one does occur it invariably poses problems that were unforeseen. In this article, hospital security officials evaluate their response to two major disasters that occurred within two months of each other--the Oklahoma ice storm and the Seattle/Olympia earthquake.