Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Health Information Management 1735-7853 7 1 2010 03 21 Disasters and its Effects on Medical Records Department; a Case Report. The Importance of Protection of Patient Information from Flood Damages Disasters and its Effects on Medical Records Department; a Case Report. The Importance of Protection of Patient Information from Flood Damages 10950 FA Azar Kabirzadeh Lecture, Education of Medical Records, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari Benyamin Mohsenisaravi BSc, Medical Records, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari 0000-0003-2850-5097 Aghdas Kabirzadeh BSc, Medical Records, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Journal Article 2011 03 07 Introduction: Disasters whether natural or man-made can inflict widespread damage in every society. Disaster effects on hospitals were discussed by many specialties in many fields. The aim of this article was discussion disasters effect on medical records department, which responsible for safeguard keeping of patient medical records. Researches on scientific journal and internet have shown that the reports of disasters and their effects on medical records were rarely. So this article, for the first time discusses the flood effect on patient medical records from Iran. Keywords: Natural Disasters; Medical Records Department, Hospital; Disasters; Patients; Medical Records. Introduction: Disasters whether natural or man-made can inflict widespread damage in every society. Disaster effects on hospitals were discussed by many specialties in many fields. The aim of this article was discussion disasters effect on medical records department, which responsible for safeguard keeping of patient medical records. Researches on scientific journal and internet have shown that the reports of disasters and their effects on medical records were rarely. So this article, for the first time discusses the flood effect on patient medical records from Iran. Keywords: Natural Disasters; Medical Records Department, Hospital; Disasters; Patients; Medical Records. https://him.mui.ac.ir/article_10950_26639a69fd612eeaf1f8a17cc9d1ca6f.pdf