Rate of preparedness in confronting crisis in three selected border hospitals

Always in the different parts of the world including Iran, unexpected events happen and there is the possibility of their occurrence in different societies with the different violence and intensity. This study was conducted to investigate the level of preparedness of border hospitals in confrontation with crisis in Iran. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in three selected border hospitals in 2009. Data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by Alpha Cronbach\'s alpha test (α =90.6). Finally data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency distribution tables, means and etc). From among the total 11 dimensions studied in the selected hospitals, hospital A with the mean score of 87/1 percent, hospital B with mean score of 77/59 percent and Finally hospital C by mean score of 70/01 percent had the preparedness of confrontation with crisis. In general, the average of preparedness scores in confrontation with crisis in three studied hospitals was 78/23 percent. Preparedness of hospitals were in good status in more dimensions (7 of 11 dimensions), and only in dimensions of responding to injuries’ need, maneuvers, admission and transfer and release were in medium status.