Seismic Risk Assessment of an Emergency Department of a Chilean Hospital Using a Patient-Oriented Performance Model

dc.contributor.authorFavier, Philomène
dc.contributor.authorPoulos Campbell, Alan John
dc.contributor.authorVásquez, J. A.
dc.contributor.authorAguirre Aparicio, Paula Andrea
dc.contributor.authorLlera Martin, Juan Carlos de la
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-31T03:45:03Z
dc.date.available2021-05-31T03:45:03Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractAfter an earthquake, hospital emergency departments need to provide continuous health care services to respond to the eventual sudden increase in injured people. The service performance of an emergency department is influenced by internal factors, such as physical damage and staff availability, and external factors, such as an increased patient arrival rate and disruptions in its supply chain. This research presents a quantification methodology for the performance of the emergency department. The novelty of the proposed approach lies in the explicit integration of the inelastic structural and nonstructural response of the building and damage with its loss of functionality, downtime, and emergency patient treatment rate. A discrete event simulation model is used to model the flow of patients within the different units of the emergency department. The seismic risk is expressed as return periods of exceeding different levels of patient waiting times. Results show that 1,000 and 30,000 accumulated waiting hours correspond to return periods of 100 and 1,000 years, respectively. It is concluded that this model may contribute to improving the risk management of critical emergency department infrastructure.en
dc.format.extent24 páginas
dc.fuente.origenConveris
dc.identifier.doi10.1193/103017EQS224M
dc.identifier.issn8755-2930
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1193/103017EQS224M
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/60074
dc.information.autorucEscuela de ingeniería ; Llera Martin, Juan Carlos de la ; 0000-0002-9064-0938 ; 53086
dc.information.autorucEscuela de ingeniería ; Poulos Campbell, Alan John ; 0000-0001-8654-1024 ; 177702
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Ingeniería; Aguirre Aparicio Paula Andrea; 000-0002-0899-3882; 5131
dc.issue.numero2
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido parcial
dc.pagina.final512
dc.pagina.inicio489
dc.revistaEarthquake Spectraes_ES
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.titleSeismic Risk Assessment of an Emergency Department of a Chilean Hospital Using a Patient-Oriented Performance Modeles_ES
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen35
sipa.codpersvinculados53086
sipa.codpersvinculados177702
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