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A National Disaster Medicine Quality Management Tool in an International Context – A Theoretical Study

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  • Berthold Theresa
  • Zill Marcel

    (54186 Institute for Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig Holstein , Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

  • Alpers Birgitt

    (54186 Institute for Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig Holstein , Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

  • Gräsner Jan-Thorsten

    (54186 Institute for Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig Holstein , Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

  • Wnent Jan

    (54186 Institute for Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig Holstein , Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

Abstract

The impact of disasters is changing, with disaster events becoming more complex and often affecting multiple countries simultaneously. Despite this, quality management systems have not yet been established in the field of disaster medicine. The German research project QUARZ-SAND, developed a national disaster medicine quality management system and an online registry. This theoretical study ascertains the current state of quality management in disaster medicine and compares existing initiatives to QUARZ-SAND and highlights advantages and synergies in the pooling of incident data, in view of improving resilience to national and transboundary disaster events. A systematic literature research was conducted on December 18, 2020 in the databases PubMed and LIVIVO. Existing disaster medicine quality management tools were identified and compared with QUARZ-SAND. It was determined that a lot of effort is still needed to get to an internationally accepted common standard and a tool such as a registry for evaluating medical disaster responses. A first step toward the establishment of a registry is the development of a standardized data set.

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  • Berthold Theresa & Zill Marcel & Alpers Birgitt & Gräsner Jan-Thorsten & Wnent Jan, 2024. "A National Disaster Medicine Quality Management Tool in an International Context – A Theoretical Study," Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, De Gruyter, vol. 21(2), pages 189-207.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:johsem:v:21:y:2024:i:2:p:189-207:n:1001
    DOI: 10.1515/jhsem-2021-0012
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