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cord-302103-mwlgvuag	Higgins, Wayne	Assessing hospital preparedness using an instrument based on the Mass Casualty Disaster Plan Checklist: Results of a statewide survey	2004-09-27		.txt	text/plain	3146	159	39	title: Assessing hospital preparedness using an instrument based on the Mass Casualty Disaster Plan Checklist: Results of a statewide survey METHODS: All short-term and long-term hospitals in Kentucky were surveyed using an instrument based on the Mass Casualty Disaster Plan Checklist and a brief supplemental bioterrorism preparedness questionnaire based on a checklist developed for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. After considering several checklist type instruments, the task force selected the Mass Casualty Disaster Plan Checklist: A Template for Healthcare Facilities, developed by the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections, 4 as the basis for the survey instrument. Most encouragingly, hospitals in MMRS counties reported more advanced pharmaceutical planning and preparedness, an area of critical importance in a bioterrorism event.	./cache/cord-302103-mwlgvuag.txt	./txt/cord-302103-mwlgvuag.txt