Short Text Messages (SMS) as an Additional Tool for Notifying Medical Staff in Case of a Hospital Mass Casualty Incident.

An article published in National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

Short Text Messages (SMS) as an Additional Tool for Notifying Medical Staff in Case of a Hospital Mass Casualty Incident.
From the article abstract: During a 3-month trial period, messages were sent between 3:35 PM and midnight with no regular pattern. Employees were asked to respond by telling how much time it would take them to reach the hospital in case of a mass casualty incident.

Result: The mean reaction time (SMS reply) was 36.41 minutes. The mean declared time of arrival to the hospital was 100.5 minutes. After excluding 10% of extreme values for declared arrival time, the mean arrival time was estimated as 38.35 minutes.

Conclusion: Short text messages (SMS) can be considered an additional tool for notifying medical staff in case of a mass casualty incident.

Study RegionPoland
OrganizationDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Disaster Medicine,Medical University of Lodz,Łódź,Poland.
Issue or ProblemUsing SMS as a tool for notification in a mass casualty incident in a hospital
Tech MediumSMS
Technology DeviceSmartphone
mFHAST ImplicationOpportunity to use short text message (SMS) to supplement communication amongst staff in case of a fire or mass casualty incident in a hospital.
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