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Table 3 Results of the tabletop exercise presented as the HICS score for each section for the 23 participating hospitals in relation to their affiliation, ie.

From: Hospital incident command system (HICS) performance in Iran; decision making during disasters

Sections of HICS

Mean ± SD

p-value

(2-tailed)

 

University (n = 9)

Public (n = 14)

 

Command

4.1 ± 0.8

5.9 ± 1.7

0.008

Operations

39.4 ± 8.8

45.5 ± 6.4

0.07

Planning

7.1 ± 0.8

9.5 ± 3.2

0.04

Logistics

16.7 ± 2.3

20.6 ± 3.7

0.009

Financial/Administration

7.7 ± 0.7

9.9 ± 1.8

0.001

Total HICS

75.0 ± 11.9

91.4 ± 14.5

0.01

  1. whether they are public or university hospitals.