Data Collection in Hospital Disaster Response Exercises for Performance Evaluation and Computer Modeling and Simulation

Introduction and Objectives: Disaster exercises provide an opportunity to evaluate response capabilities and identify problems in disaster preparedness. However, debriefing and questionnaires are often used for evaluation, which are insufficient for continuous improvement or comparative evaluation with other hospitals. The objective of this study was to collect various data during exercise and perform a quantitative analysis to evaluate response performance. This study also aimed to develop a computational model of hospital disaster response based on our analysis.