A tool for assessing 'readiness' in emergency obstetric care: The room-by-roorn 'walk-through'

被引:19
作者
Gill, Z [1 ]
Bailey, P
Waxman, R
Smith, JB
机构
[1] Columbia Univ, AMDD, Mailman Sch Publ Hlth, New York, NY 10027 USA
[2] Family Hlth Int, Res Triangle Pk, NC 27709 USA
关键词
emergency obstetric care; emergency preparedness; hospital organization;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijgo.2004.12.043
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
This article presents a tool that can be used to assess the readiness of a health facility to provide emergency obstetric care. The 'walk-through' tool is a checklist that follows the physical path that a woman and her caregivers might follow. The items on the checklist are critical to an enabling environment in which skilled providers can save Lives. The article explains how the tool. can be used and by whom, and it describes several experiences in the field. (c) 2005 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:191 / 199
页数:9
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