Integrating Inter-Professional Insights for Enhanced Disaster Response: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in Jubail’s Royal Commission Hospital, Saudi Arabia

Figures & data

Table 1 General Characteristics of the Participants (n=521)

Variables		Frequency	Percent
Gender	Male	239	45.9
	Female	282	54.1
Age	25–30 year	73	14.0
	31–35 year	198	38.0
	36–40 year	171	32.8
	more than 40 years	79	15.2
Qualifications	Healthcare provider^a	312	59.9
	Non healthcare provider^b	209	40.1
Years of experience	1–5 years	144	27.6
	5–10 years	229	44.0
	10–20 years	110	21.1
	More than 20 years	38	7.3

Notes: ^a(Doctor/Nurse/Paramedic/pharmacy/Laboratory/radiology). ^b(Administrative/ engineering/security/housekeeping).

Table 2 Comparison Among Qualifications Groups According to the Awareness Regarding Emergency Response Plan, Meaning of Disaster and Command and Control

Questions	Response	Qualifications
		Healthcare Provider 312 (59.9%)		Non Healthcare Provider 209 (40.1%)
		n	%	n	%
Does your hospital have an emergency response plan?	Unknown	70	22.4	32	43.8
	No	2	0.6	0	0.0
	Yes	240	76.9	41	56.2
Chi-square		52.165
p-value		0.000**
Do you know the meaning of disaster?	Unknown	41	13.1	93	44.5
	No	1	0.3	3	1.4
	Yes	270	86.5	113	54.1
Chi-square		27.931
p-value		0.000**
In your hospital, Is there a command center for meeting of commanders in the time of incident?	Unknown	76	24.4	37	50.7
	No	7	2.2	3	4.1
	Yes	229	73.4	33	45.2
Chi-square		42.934
p-value		0.000**
Are there job description sheets that list the duties of hospital employees?	Unknown	28	9.0	50	23.9
	No	3	1.0	7	3.3
	Yes	281	90.1	152	72.7
Chi-square		26.927
p-value		0.000**

Note: **Statistically Significant at 0.05 or less.

Table 3 Comparison Among Qualifications Groups According to the Awareness About Communication

Questions	Response	Qualifications
		Healthcare Provider 312 (59.9%)		Non Healthcare Provider 209 (40.1%)
		n	%	n	%
Is there a place designed for hospital set up press conferences in the time of event?	Unknown	70	22.4	32	43.8
	No	2	0.6	0	0.0
	Yes	240	76.9	41	56.2
Chi-square		54.304
p-value		0.000**
Is there communication with other hospitals for transportation of patients if no available beds?	Unknown	41	13.1	93	44.5
	No	1	0.3	3	1.4
	Yes	270	86.5	113	54.1
Chi-square		67.825
p-value		0.000**
Is there code blue team in the hospital for rapid response?	Unknown	18	5.8	33	15.8
	No	1	0.3	3	1.4
	Yes	293	93.9	173	82.8
Chi-square		16.599
p-value		0.000**
Are there communication systems in the hospital or outside the hospital?	Unknown	32	10.3	74	35.4
	No	2	0.6	3	1.4
	Yes	278	89.1	132	63.2
Chi-square		50.440
p-value		0.000**
Is there designed information center in hospital to collect information about patients and disease?	Unknown	47	15.1	88	42.1
	No	6	1.9	3	1.4
	Yes	259	83.0	118	56.5
Chi-square		47.688
p-value		0.000**
Is there communication with poison center in chemical incidents?	Unknown	78	25.0	113	54.1
	No	4	1.3	4	1.9
	Yes	230	73.7	92	44.0
Chi-square		47.032
p-value		0.000**
Is there activated code blue for rapid recall doctors or any hospital staff from different sites in the hospital?	Unknown	30	9.6	52	24.9
	No	6	1.9	5	2.4
	Yes	276	88.5	152	72.7
Chi-square		22.433
p-value		0.000**

Note: **Significant at 0.05 and 0.01, respectively.

Table 4 Comparison Among Qualifications Groups According to the Awareness About Safety and Security

Questions	Response	Qualifications
		Healthcare Provider 312 (59.9%)		Non Healthcare Provider 209 (40.1%)
		n	%	n	%
Can the hospital receive chemical incidents?	Unknown	56	17.9	29	39.7
	No	9	2.9	1	1.4
	Yes	247	79.2	43	58.9
Chi-square		48.883
p-value		0.000**
Are there areas for radioactive, biological, and chemical decontamination?	Unknown	78	25.0	115	55.0
	No	14	4.5	6	2.9
	Yes	220	70.5	88	42.1
Chi-square		48.393
p-value		0.000**
Are there guidance sign at the entrance of emergency department you should know by it any section?	Unknown	45	14.4	87	41.6
	No	7	2.2	6	2.9
	Yes	260	83.3	116	55.5
Chi-square		50.188
p-value		0.000**

Note: **Significant at 0.01 or less.

Table 5 Comparison Among Qualifications Groups According to the Awareness About Triage

Questions	Response	Qualifications
		Healthcare Provider 312 (59.9%)		Non Healthcare Provider 209 (40.1%)
		n	%	n	%
Is there an area of screening patients (triage) at the entrance to emergency department?	Unknown	38	12.2	30	41.1
	No	2	0.6	0	0.0
	Yes	272	87.2	43	58.9
Chi-square		80.222
p-value		0.000**
Are there entrance and exit routes clearly identified?	Unknown	28	9.0	66	31.6
	No	3	1.0	5	2.4
	Yes	281	90.1	138	66.0
Chi-square		46.105
p-value		0.000**
Is there designed trauma resuscitation room?	Unknown	55	17.6	95	45.5
	No	1	0.3	6	2.9
	Yes	256	82.1	108	51.7
Chi-square		56.250
p-value		0.000**
Is there designed separated exposure and suturing wound area?	Unknown	62	19.9	111	53.1
	No	7	2.2	5	2.4
	Yes	243	77.9	93	44.5
Chi-square		63.287
p-value		0.000**
Is there chosen burn unit?	Unknown	56	17.9	100	47.8
	No	98	31.4	37	17.7
	Yes	158	50.6	72	34.4
Chi-square		53.873
p-value		0.000**

Note: **Significant at 0.01.

Table 6 Comparison Among Qualifications Groups According to the Awareness About Infection Control

Questions	Response	Qualifications
		Healthcare Provider 312 (59.9%)		Non healthcare Provider 209 (40.1%)
		n	%	n	%
Do you know what infection control is?	Unknown	17	5.4	13	17.8
	No	3	1.0	0	0.0
	Yes	292	93.6	60	82.2
Chi-square		35.875
p-value		0.000**
Does the hospital have an infection control program?	Unknown	24	7.7	76	36.4
	No	2	0.6	5	2.4
	Yes	286	91.7	128	61.2
Chi-square		71.039
p-value		0.000**
Do hospital staff members receive infection control training?	Unknown	22	7.1	79	37.8
	No	5	1.6	7	3.3
	Yes	285	91.3	123	58.9
Chi-square		79.572
p-value		0.000**

Note: **Significant at 0.01.

Data Sharing Statement

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.