Hurricanes: Are You Prepared?

Fred H. Rodriguez; John Petersen; Rajeevan Selvaratnam; Peggy Mann; Jonathan B. Hoyne

doi:10.1093/labmed/lmy001

Hurricanes: Are You Prepared?

Fred H. Rodriguez, John Petersen, Rajeevan Selvaratnam, Peggy Mann, Jonathan B. Hoyne

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Abstract

Severe weather events such as hurricanes have the potential to cause significant disruption of laboratory operations. Comprehensive planning is essential to mitigate the impact of such events. The essential elements of a Hurricane Plan, based on our personal experiences, are detailed in this article.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e18-e22
Journal	Lab Medicine
Volume	49
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/labmed/lmy001
State	Published - Mar 21 2018

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Keywords

disaster
failure mode effect analysis
hazard assessment
hurricane
Hurricane Plan
risk management

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Biochemistry
Biochemistry, medical

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Rodriguez, F. H., Petersen, J., Selvaratnam, R., Mann, P., & Hoyne, J. B. (2018). Hurricanes: Are You Prepared? Lab Medicine, 49(2), e18-e22. https://doi.org/10.1093/labmed/lmy001

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