Table 2.

Respondents’ knowledge test on disaster misconceptions (N=106)

Statement	Frequency who gave the correct answer	Per cent who gave the correct answer
The majority of casualties from a disaster will arrive at your emergency department via the Saudi Red Crescent	35	34.3
Disease epidemics are an almost inevitable result of the disruption and poor health caused by major disasters	33	32.0
The poor are more at risk of death than rich people or the middle classes during a disaster	30	29.1
Unburied dead bodies will not create a disease epidemic following a mass gathering disaster	21	20.6
All victims of a CBR incident will have dangerous substances removed at the scene of an incident prior to their arrival at hospital	17	16.3

CBR, chemical biological–radiological.