'Getting out of the dark': Implications of load shedding on healthcare in South Africa and strategies to enhance preparedness.

'Getting out of the dark': Implications of load shedding on healthcare in South Africa and strategies to enhance preparedness. S Afr Med J. 2019 Nov 27;109(12):899-901 Authors: Laher AE, Van Aardt BJ, Craythorne AD, Van Welie M, Malinga DM, Madi S Abstract Power failures and the lack of a robust contingency plan could prove catastrophic in any healthcare environment, with varied and far-reaching consequences. In 2003, a 28% rise in both accidental and non-accidental deaths was recorded in the USA as a result of mass power outages. For every day with a power outage lasting longer than 2 hours, hospital mortality has been estimated to increase by 43%. PMID: 31865948 [PubMed - in process]
Source: South African Medical Journal - Category: African Health Tags: S Afr Med J Source Type: research