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1. A Coordinated Emergency Response: A Color Dust Explosion at a 2015 Concert in Taiwan.

Author

Chih-Ching Yang and Chung-Liang Shih

Subjects
*DUST explosions, *EMERGENCY management, *PUBLIC health, *CONCERTS, *SMOKE inhalation injuries, *LOCAL government, *ACCIDENTS, *BURNS & scalds, *CROWDS, *DISASTERS, *DUST, *HOSPITAL emergency services, *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations, *MEDICAL care costs, *MEDICAL personnel, *MORTALITY, *PUBLIC administration, *GOVERNMENT policy, *ENVIRONMENTAL exposure, *SOCIAL services case management, TAIWAN. Ministry of Health
Abstract

The article discusses several aspects of a coordinated public health emergency response to a color-dust explosion at a concert in June 2015 at the Formosa Fun Coast waterpark in New Taipei City, Taiwan, and it mentions how close to 500 concert attendees suffered smoke inhalation and severe burn injuries. Taiwan's universal health care system is addressed, along with responses from Taiwan's National Fire Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, and various police and fire departments.

Published
2016
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2. Considering the Current State of Fire Safety in Taiwan's Care Environment From the Perspective of the Nation's Worst Recent Hospital Fire.

Author

Wei-Wen Tseng, Chung-Liang Shih, and Shen Wen Chien

Subjects
*HOSPITAL accidents, *FIRE victims, *EMERGENCY management, *HEALTH facility safety measures
Abstract

Taiwan's worst hospital fire in history on October 23rd, 2012 at Sinying Hospital's Bei-Men Branch resuited in 13 elderly patient deaths and over 70 injuries. The heavy casualties were due in part to the serious condition of patients. Some patients on life-support machines were unable to move or be moved. This disaster highlights the issue of fire safety in small-scale hospitals that have transformed existing hospital space into special care environments for elderly patients. Compared with medical centers and general hospitals, these small-scale health facilities are ill equipped to deal properly with fire safety management and emergency response issues due to inadequate fire protection facilities, fire safety equipment, and human resources. Small-scale facilities that offer health care and medical services to mostly immobile patients face fire risks that differ significantly from general health care facilities. This paper focuses on fire risks in small-scale facilities and suggests a strategy for fire prevention and emergency response procedures, including countermeasures for fire risk assessment, management, and emergency response, in order to improve fire safety at these institutions in Taiwan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2013

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