Hospital organizational response to the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island
Implications for future-oriented disaster planning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11021729 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Maxwell (0000-0001-8874-3690), Christopher D Maxwell (0000-0002-4231-3297, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 275-279 |
| Publication date | 1982-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.72.3.275 |
| PMID | 7058968 |
| OpenAlex | W2046550127 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 2 |
The 1979 nuclear accident at Three Mile Island (TMI) near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, caused severe organizational problems for neighboring health care institutions. Dauphin County, just north of TMI, contained four hospitals ranging in distance from 9.5 to 13.5 miles from the stricken plant. Crash plans put into effect within 48 hours of the initial incident successfully reduced hospital census to below 50 per cent of capacity, but retained bedridden and critically ill patients within the risk-zone. No plans existed for area-wide evacuation of hospitalized patients. Future-oriented disaster planning should include resource files of host institution bed capacity and transportation capabilities for the crash evacuation of hospitalized patients during non-traditional disasters
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
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| Citations per year | 0,39 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2023 (42) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |