Beirut Port Blast: Use of Electronic Health Record System During a Mass Casualty Event.

IF 1.8 3区医学 Q2 EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.5811/westjem.20942

Eveline Hitti, Dima Hadid, Miriam Saliba, Zouhair Sadek, Rima Jabbour, Rula Antoun, Mazen El Sayed

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Abstract

Introduction: Emergency departments (ED) play a central role in defining the effectiveness and quality of the overall hospital's mass casualty incident (MCI) response. The use of electronic health records (EHR) in hospital settings has been rapidly growing globally. There is, however, a paucity of literature on the use and performance of EHR during MCIs.

Methods: In this study we aimed to describe EHR use, as well as the challenges and lessons learnt in response to the 2020 explosion in the Port of Beirut, Lebanon, during which the hospital received over 360 casualties.

Results: Information technology support, reducing EHR system restrictions, cross-function training, focus on registration and patient identification, patient flow and tracking, mobility and bedside access, and alternate sites of care are all important areas to focus on during emergency/disaster response planning.

Conclusion: Innovative solutions that help address logistical challenges for different aspects of the disaster response are needed.

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贝鲁特港爆炸：大规模伤亡事件中电子健康记录系统的使用。

简介：急诊科（ED）在确定整个医院大规模伤亡事件（MCI）响应的有效性和质量方面发挥着核心作用。电子健康记录（EHR）在医院环境中的使用在全球范围内迅速增长。然而，缺乏关于MCIs期间电子病历的使用和表现的文献。方法：在本研究中，我们旨在描述电子病历的使用，以及应对2020年黎巴嫩贝鲁特港爆炸的挑战和经验教训，在此期间，医院接收了360多名伤员。结果：信息技术支持、减少电子病历系统限制、跨职能培训、关注注册和患者识别、患者流程和跟踪、移动性和床边访问以及备选护理地点都是应急/灾害响应规划中需要关注的重要领域。结论：需要创新的解决方案，帮助应对灾害应对不同方面的后勤挑战。

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来源期刊

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine Medicine-Emergency Medicine

CiteScore

5.30

自引率

3.20%

发文量

125

审稿时长

16 weeks

期刊介绍： WestJEM focuses on how the systems and delivery of emergency care affects health, health disparities, and health outcomes in communities and populations worldwide, including the impact of social conditions on the composition of patients seeking care in emergency departments.