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University Hospital Struck Deaf and Silent by Lightning: Lessons to Learn

Dami, Fabrice ; Carron, Pierre-Nicolas ; Yersin, Bertrand ; Hugli, Olivier

In: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 2015, vol. 9, no. 4, p. 440-443

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    Titre
    • University Hospital Struck Deaf and Silent by Lightning: Lessons to Learn
    Auteur
    • Dami, Fabrice. Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Centre (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
    • Carron, Pierre-Nicolas. Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Centre (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
    • Yersin, Bertrand. Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Centre (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
    • Hugli, Olivier. Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Centre (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 2015, vol. 9, no. 4, p. 440-443. Cambridge University Press
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:292071
    Summary
    We describe how an electromagnetic wave after a lightning strike affected a university hospital, including the communication shutdown that followed, the way it was handled, and the lessons learned from this incident. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2015;9:440-443)