Table 1 Classification of internal hospital crises or disasters
From: When disasters strike the emergency department: a case series and narrative review
Internal disasters | |
 Internal fire  Internal flood  Structural damage  Power failure  Water loss  Loss of medical gasses  Elevator failure  ICT failure  Chemical spill  Radiation accident  Violence  Terrorist attack* | |
Combined external and internal disasters | |
 Natural disasters | |
  Geophysical    Earthquake    Volcanic eruption    Tsunami    Landslide   Climate-related    Storm, hurricane, tornado    Flood    Wildfire    Lightning strike   Infectious disease outbreak    Epidemic ~ pandemic | |
 Manmade disasters | |
  Nuclear and radiation accident   Chemical spill   Infrastructural disaster   Warfare   Terrorist attack* |