The Bayesian Network Model Revealed the Hospital Decision-making Rationale for Flood Evacuation Planning

• Published in: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness Vol. 19; p. e163
• Main Authors: Nagata, Takashi, Abe, Takeru, Nishiyama, Koji, Inaba, Mototaka, Ohashi, Ayako, Shiga, Takashi, Hagihara, Akihito
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 25.06.2025
• Subjects: Bayes Theorem; Decision Making; Disaster Planning - methods; Floods - statistics & numerical data; Hospitals - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Japan; Surveys and Questionnaires; Japan; hospital evacuation; Bayesian network; flood; landslide evacuation plan

Heavy rain and flood frequently occur in recent years and hospitals' preparedness for flood is important. To secure patient safety, hospital evacuation planning and drills due to flooding by heavy rain is inevitable. In the study the relation of factors with hospitals' preparedness for flo...