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Jorge Hidalgo1, Amado Alejandro Baez2
1Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, Princess Margaret Drive, PO Box 1355 883, Bellas Vista, Belize, Central America.
Abstract:
Natural disasters are extreme events generally caused by abrupt climate change and other environmental factors. Intensive care units (ICUs) need to be prepared, because in the event of a natural disaster, the number of patients that require service stresses an already occupied facility. It is critical that personnel be able to do a proper ICU triage. Efforts have been made to prepare the health care system to be ready for a disaster. A natural disaster can disrupt the daily routine of a hospital and ICU personal need to be equipped with the necessary tools to be able to respond appropriately.
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