Seismotectonic and Seismicity Analysis of the Damghan Region, Iran

Ramazi, Hamidreza; Jalali, Mohammad

doi:10.1007/s12594-015-0256-x

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“…Literature review showed that there are four active faults passing underneath Damghan. One of these faults, called Astaneh, on the northwest of Damghan, accounted for the sixth largest earthquake in the world, measuring 7.6 M and killing 200.000 (17). In previous studies which investigated the natural disasters in Iran, due to numerous faults and high seismicity in the country, earthquake is considered as the biggest hazard in the country (2,24).…”

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“…On the other hand Damghan is faced with the heavy winds and extreme weather in the most days of a year because it is surrounded by the Alborz mountains range from the north. Also, most of population has low to middle income and access to HCFs for receiving the health care services at time of disasters and emergencies (17). In regard to locate Damghan County on the active faults with high seismic background, exposed to risk of severe hurricanes, accident road, social vulnerability and lack of facilities, it is expected much population refer to HCFs for receiving services at time of disasters and emergencies.…”

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Risk factors threatening health care facilities in disasters and emergencies

Pourmohammadi

Heydari

Fatemi

et al. 2020

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Background: Iran is exposed to a wide variety of natural and man-made hazards. Health care facilities can play a significant role in providing lifesaving measures in the minutes and hours immediately following impact or exposure. The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors threatening the preparedness of health care facilities in disasters and emergencies. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Damghan, Semnan province in 2019. The samples consist of all the eleven health care facilities which are located in Damghan County. A developed checklist including 272 questions in four sections; understanding threatening hazards, functional, structural and non-structural vulnerability of health care facilities was used to collect the data. The data were analyzed using STATA 11 software. The risk factors were determined and prioritized based on mean and total vulnerability score. Results: The results showed that the health care facilities were exposed to 22 different natural and man-made hazards throughout the county. The overall preparedness of the health care centers was 45%. The average functional, structural, and nonstructural vulnerability was assessed at 40.58%, 45.12%, and 50%, respectively. Conclusion: The findings of this study showed an average preparedness of the health care facilities in the studied area. Conducting the mitigation measures is necessary for reducing the structural and non-structural vulnerability. Disaster educational programs and exercises are recommended among the health staff in order to increase the functional capacity and enhance the preparedness in the HCFs at time of emergencies and disasters.

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Risk factors threatening health care facilities in disasters and emergencies

Pourmohammadi

Heydari

Fatemi

et al. 2020

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Assessing the Preparedness of Healthcare Facilities for Disasters and Emergencies in Damghan, Iran

Pourmohammadi

Heydari

Fatemi

et al. 2021

Disaster med. public health prep.

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Objectives: Iran is exposed to a wide range of natural and man-made hazards. Health-care facilities can play a significant role in providing life-saving measures in the minutes and hours immediately following the impact or exposure. The aim of this study was to determine the preparedness of health-care facilities in disasters and emergencies. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Damghan, Semnan Province, in 2019. The samples consisted of all the 11 health-care facilities located in Damghan County. A developed checklist was used to collect the data, including 272 questions in 4 sections: understanding threatening hazards, functional, structural, and nonstructural vulnerability of health-care facilities. The data were analyzed using SPSS 21. Results: The results revealed that the health-care facilities were exposed to 22 different natural and man-made hazards throughout the county. The total level of preparedness of the health-care centers under assessment was 45.8%. The average functional, structural, and nonstructural vulnerability was assessed at 49.3%, 31.6%, and 56.4%, respectively. Conclusions: Conducting mitigation measures is necessary for promoting the functional and structural preparedness. Disaster educational programs and exercises are recommended among the health staff in health-care facilities.

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Seismotectonic and Seismicity Analysis of the Damghan Region, Iran

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Risk factors threatening health care facilities in disasters and emergencies

Risk factors threatening health care facilities in disasters and emergencies

Assessing the Preparedness of Healthcare Facilities for Disasters and Emergencies in Damghan, Iran

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