Sughra Ume, Riaz Asmaa, Suleman Marriam, Imran Muhammad Rafay
Ume Sughra, MCPS-HPE, FRCP, FCPS, MPH, MBBS Al-Shifa Research Centre, Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Asmaa Riaz, MSPH, BDS Al-Shifa Research Centre, Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Pak J Med Sci. 2025 Mar;41(3):676-681. doi: 10.12669/pjms.41.3.10875.
CBRN (an acronym for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) events are large scale disasters that differ from man- made disasters in that the involved agents additionally cause contamination and specific health hazards. As an institution, hospitals need a specific level of preparedness to enable an effective response to CBRN emergencies. The aim of this study was to assess the presence and placement of a proper hospital response plan to CBRN events.
It was an observational cross-sectional study conducted from October 2021 to December 2021 in two public tertiary level healthcare facilities selected through purposive sampling technique. Data was collected using WHO Hospital Safety Index Tool which is a checklist consisting of 151 items divided into four sections or modules. To calculate the hospitals safety index Model-1 was used.
The sum of the weighted results of the three modules for both hospitals were in category A (0.66 - 1), the results depicted that it is likely that the hospitals will function in emergencies and disasters.
Both hospitals gave satisfactory results when evaluated on the basis of WHO Hospital Safety Index Tool for emergency preparedness.
化生放核（CBRN，即化学、生物、放射和核的首字母缩写）事件是大规模灾难，与人为灾难不同之处在于，所涉介质还会造成污染和特定健康危害。作为机构，医院需要具备特定水平的应急准备能力，以便有效应对化生放核紧急情况。本研究的目的是评估针对化生放核事件的适当医院应对计划的存在情况和制定情况。
这是一项观察性横断面研究，于2021年10月至2021年12月在通过立意抽样技术选取的两家公立三级医疗保健机构中进行。使用世界卫生组织医院安全指数工具收集数据，该工具是一份包含151个项目的清单，分为四个部分或模块。使用模型1计算医院安全指数。
两家医院三个模块加权结果的总和均属于A类（0.66 - 1），结果表明医院在紧急情况和灾难中有可能正常运转。
根据世界卫生组织医院安全指数工具对两家医院的应急准备情况进行评估时，结果均令人满意。
