A massive chemical detonation occurred on August 4, 2020 in the Port of Beirut, Lebanon.
An uncontrolled fire in an adjacent warehouse ignited~ 2,750 tons of Ammonium Nitrate …

Abstract Background Lebanon, an Eastern Mediterranean country with a lower-middle
income status, that once boasted a health care system that was functional despite its …

The recent increase in the number of disasters over the world has once again brought to the
agenda the question of preparedness of the hospitals, which are the most necessary units of …

Over the past year, Beirut has witnessed a civil revolution, the COVID-19 pandemic, its worst
economic crisis in decades, and most recently one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in …

Introduction Despite having a good health care system, recent studies show that the
Netherlands scores low on hospital disaster preparedness. A possible reason could be that …

Natural hazards mainly occur unexpectedly and disrupt or completely stop the normal
function of society [[1],[2],[3],[4]]. About 11,500 natural hazards occurred in the 1980–2015 …

Abstract Background Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are predicted to become the world's
seventh leading cause of death by 2030. Given the significant impact of RTAs on public …

Introduction Lebanon, a country located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, is
one of the world's smaller sovereign states. In the past few decades, Lebanon endured a …

This study aimed to evaluate the disaster preparedness levels of a hospital and its
personnel who were exposed to flood disasters in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey …

On 4 August 2020, around 2750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate (AN) stored at the Port of
Beirut, Lebanon, exploded causing one of the largest chemical explosions in history and the …