Table 3.
General characteristics of included studies (N = 39).
| References | Type | Countries | Sample (Number HCFa, typeb, number of bedsc) | Emergency situation | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhikari et al. (14) | Disaster case report | Nepal | NS, health facilities, NS | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Alexakis et al. (15) | Risk assessment and preparedness | Greece | 54 health facilities, 18 to 500 beds | Water and/or power supply emergency | Hypothetical |
| Ateudjieu et al. (16) | Risk assessment and preparedness | Cameroon | 134 health facilities, NS | Health emergency (outbreak) | On going |
| Ballantyne (17) | Disaster case report | Sri Lanka | NS | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Dippenaar (18) | Risk assessment and preparedness | South Africa | 1 hospital, 334 beds | Water and/or power supply emergency | Hypothetical |
| Bichai et al. (19) | Risk assessment and preparedness | Worldwide | NA | Health emergency (outbreak) | Occurred |
| Bross et al. (7) | Risk assessment and preparedness | Germany and Austria | NS, health facilities in Germany (256 beds average) and Austria (239 beds average) | Water and/or power supply emergency | Hypothetical |
| Bross and Krause (20) | Risk assessment and preparedness | Germany | NS. hospitals, NS | Water and/or power supply emergency | Hypothetical |
| Cdc Environmental Health Services Branch (21) | Risk assessment and preparedness | USA |
Case Study No. 1: 1 academic medical center, 700 beds Case Study No. 2: 1 Nursing home, 165 beds |
Water and/or power supply emergency | Hypothetical |
| deBoisblanc (22) | Disaster case report | USA | 1 hospital, 500 beds | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Gray and Hebert (23) | Disaster case report | USA | dozen hospitals, NS | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Haar et al. (24) | Disaster case report | Haiti | 59 health care providers, NS | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| He et al. (25) | Disaster case report | China | 1 temporary hospital, 1,000 beds case study | Health emergency (outbreak) | Occurred |
| Heidaranlu et al. (26) | Disaster case report | Iran | 8 hospitals, 60 to 980 beds | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Hsu et al. (27) | Disaster case report | USA | 10 health facilities, 25 beds and more HCFs | Chemical emergency | Occurred |
| Ikegaya et al. (28) | Disaster case report | Japan | 1 disaster base hospital, 712 beds | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Inagaki and Sadohara (29) | Risk assessment and preparedness | Japan | 134 disaster base hospitals, NS | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Hypothetical |
| Janius et al. (30) | Risk assessment and preparedness | Malaysia | 5 government hospitals, NS | Water and/or power supply emergency | Hypothetical |
| Klein et al. (31) | Disaster case report | USA | 4 hospitals (3 trauma centers and 1 children's hospital) | Power and water emergency | Occurred |
| Lapcevic et al. (32) | Risk assessment and preparedness | Serbia | 1 hospital, 336 health care workers | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Lestari et al. (33) | Risk assessment and preparedness | Indonesia | 11 hospitals, NS | Water and/or power supply emergency | Hypothetical |
| Matsumura et al. (34) | Disaster case report | Japan | 14 disaster base hospital, NS | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Mitchell et al. (35) | Disaster case report | USA | 1 hospital, NS | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Nates (36) | Disaster case report | USA | 1 medical center, 28 beds intensive care unit | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Ochi et al. (37) | Disaster case report | Japan | 147 hospitals, NS | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Paez et al. (38) | Risk assessment and preparedness | NA | Water and/or power supply emergency | Hypothetical | |
| Parmar et al. (39) | Disaster case report | Japan and USA | 1 hospital, 778 beds | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Perrin (40) | Disaster case report | USA | 1 tertiary hospital, 54 beds | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Redfern et al. (41) | Disaster case report | USA | 1 tertiary hospital, 794 beds | Water and/or power supply emergency | Occurred |
| Roberson and Hiltebrand (42) | Risk assessment and preparedness | USA | NS, health facilities, NS | Water and/or power supply emergency | Hypothetical |
| Ryan et al. (43) | Disaster case report | Australia | No sample, public health infrastructure, NS | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Salfarlie (44) | Risk assessment and preparedness | USA | 1 hospital, NS | Water and/or power supply emergency | Occurred |
| Shimoto et al. (45) | Disaster case report | Japan | 9 hospitals, NS | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Sinyange et al. (46) | Disaster case report | Zambia | 267 household | Health emergency (outbreak) | Occurred |
| Suginaka et al. (47) | Risk assessment and preparedness | Japan | 1 university affiliate hospital, 653 beds | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Wahren et al. (48) | Disaster case report | Poland and Sweden | NA (health care system) | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Welter et al. (49) | Risk assessment and preparedness | USA | 1 regional health center | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| WHO (50) | Disaster case report | Haiti | NS, health facilities, NS | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
| Yusoff et al. (51) | Disaster case report | Malaysia and overseas | NS, hospitals, NS | Natural hazard-induced disaster | Occurred |
ahealth care facilities; bused term to describe the facility in which primary health care is provided (e.g., hospital, health center, clinic, dispensary etc.); cnot specified.