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*Critical infrastructure sectors [2].*

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of the hospital.

**2. Power outage**

supply is undermined [7].

networks, called the cyberattack.

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chaos, revenue loss, and loss of life [6].

result in a cascade effect, namely healthcare.

(critical) element has a more or less serious impact based on the number and character of linkages that define its level of effect, dependence, or interdependence [4]. The crisis of naturogenic character ordinarily has which causes other emergency — it could be called cascade effect (see **Figure 2**). An example of this may be windstorm, resulting in a power outage. One of the most critical risks for modern science is a large scale power system blackout [5]. Over the decade, electricity plays a major role in the modern day life. Even a momentary power outage can create

It is clear from the list of sectoral criteria that the health sector is also essential for maintaining the state's security and maintaining the functioning of the country. Here, it is necessary to mention the interconnection of critical infrastructure elements. Just breaking the essential element of infrastructure—power outage could

The aim of the chapter is to analyze the current state of the crisis preparedness

As has already been noted, naturogenic emergencies and crises may also result in further indications. One of them is a power outage (in some countries we can also find the term blackout). In the Czech Republic, this threat is frequently described as the failure of large-scale electricity supplies, but sometimes we can also find the term "blackout" [7, 8]. In English literature, we can find a replacement for the term "power outage". The term blackout is defined as a total power outage in a large area [9]. Furthermore, this term refers to the moment when the balance between the production and consumption of electricity has been violated, and the security of

Power outage affects not only the lives of people but also the operation of the whole state, especially the economic development of the affected area. The particular feature of the blackout is that the secondary consequences of the outage are many times greater than the effects on the plants for the production, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The cause of this is dominoes that arise from the

It is a predictable factor that causes disturbances on the transmission or distribution system. In this case, the account is also taken of historical events where a power outage was caused mainly by the wind storm. This event could create a cascade

Among other causes, we could include the human factor. In case of concurrence of several negative influences, dispatchers may erroneously assess the situation that may result in a significant power outage. Such conditions are prevented mainly by professionally qualified service personnel and by creating a comprehensive set of safety rules. From the analysis of available data, it is clear that even a terrorist attack may also be a cause of failure. The attack could be made directly, for example, by the destruction of the transformer station, or it could be done through information

Finally, there may also be a significant over-flow of energy from foreign grids. An example may be the transport of electricity from power plants in northern Germany to the sampling centers in the southern parts of Germany through the

Also, the failure of the power supply may be caused by a technical fault. Disturbances, such as transformer fire, can occur both at the power generation points and directly in the transmission and distribution system. If a combination of

interconnection of the entire critical infrastructure [8].

effect when one cause gradually raises a series of related events.

several serious faults occurs, a significant power outage may occur.

**Figure 2.** *Critical infrastructure system [4].*

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(critical) element has a more or less serious impact based on the number and character of linkages that define its level of effect, dependence, or interdependence [4].

The crisis of naturogenic character ordinarily has which causes other emergency — it could be called cascade effect (see **Figure 2**). An example of this may be windstorm, resulting in a power outage. One of the most critical risks for modern science is a large scale power system blackout [5]. Over the decade, electricity plays a major role in the modern day life. Even a momentary power outage can create chaos, revenue loss, and loss of life [6].

It is clear from the list of sectoral criteria that the health sector is also essential for maintaining the state's security and maintaining the functioning of the country. Here, it is necessary to mention the interconnection of critical infrastructure elements. Just breaking the essential element of infrastructure—power outage could result in a cascade effect, namely healthcare.

The aim of the chapter is to analyze the current state of the crisis preparedness of the hospital.
