With technological advancements, it is possible to predict the impending natural disaster, but it is still difficult to predict the damage, losses or emergency situation that would occur during and after the disaster. This article provides an outline of some of the simple yet common steps that physicians can establish in their clinic to deal with emergency situations and minimize the damage. Although we can predict, we cannot prevent natural calamities from occurring.
However, physicians can always follow a disaster management plan and save his practice, thus minimizing the damage. Meaning in the case of a natural disaster like raining or earthquake, where your clinic is shut down and the patient records are wiped out, how would you be able to put together the pieces of information you have and quickly start practicing? This article may help you design your disaster response plan.…
