Response of the regional system of hospitals in the attention of a seismic emergency
Abstract
The purpose of this work is to evaluate the seismic response of a regional system of hospitals and to characterize its performance in the attention of a seismic emergency. These results allow to define the importance and relative vulnerability of each hospital, to rationalize the intervention strategies and to reduce the seismic risk.
A simplified model of evaluation is developed based on a systemic approach that recognizes the existent interdependence among the health, transportation and communication systems. The model allows to perform studies of seismic scenarios, studies of potential losses and studies of seismic risk. The qualification of the seismic response of the regional health system is done for each seismic scenarios through a response factor of the system, while the characterization of each hospital is done through a response factor of the hospitals.
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