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

Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2015 Aug;9(4):440-3. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2015.40. Epub 2015 Apr 27.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: communication shutdown; electromagnetic wave; lightning struck.

MeSH terms

  • Disaster Medicine / methods*
  • Hospital Communication Systems / standards*
  • Hospitals, University*
  • Humans
  • Lightning*
  • Power, Psychological*