development and testing of a

A device, equipment or piece of software used to carry out a particular process or procedure.

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to simulate an OR room in a surgical

Unstable condition involving an impending abrupt or significant change that requires urgent attention and action to protect life, assets, property or the environment.
 

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.ICATS-N was tested in the context of surgical crisis simulations. The simulations were carried out in a Simulated Operating Room (SOR) in our hospital.

A questionnaire study with 170 Philippine nurses.The paper describe the results of a questionnaire and compare based on literature the preparation of nurses in the Philippine and the Assessment is a test, examination or similar, designed to assess a candidate’s knowledge, understanding or skills in a defined area. DRIVER+ note 1: candidate can be a person or a solution, example given: assessment of a solution in a Trial.

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of the knowledgebase of the nurse.

The simulation system was developed based on the Multi-agent System (MAS) concept. Simulation of a maritime bulk yard consisting a resource network of 2000 nodes in a grid.

This paper compares decision-making in a stable environment with decision-making following a shock event.

A recent body of research in

Unstable condition involving an impending abrupt or significant change that requires urgent attention and action to protect life, assets, property or the environment.
 

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communications suggests that

Effect of uncertainty on objectives.

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awareness and negative affect concerning a Effect of uncertainty on objectives.

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may be separate psychological constructs. These constructs may have independent and combined implications for crisis communication practitioners, in terms of message placement and audience responses. Making affected audiences aware of the nature of a risk, and coupling this awareness with an appropriate degree of negative affect, may be critical in motivating individuals to take action to protect themselves.

Create a spatially precise geodatabase of 425

Sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or event requiring immediate action.
Note 1 to entry: An emergency is usually a disruption or condition that can often be anticipated or prepared for, but seldom exactly foreseen.

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Actions taken during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives, reduce health impacts, ensure public safety and meet the basic subsistence needs of the people affected.

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facility locations throughout the county.

The FP7 Theseus research project (2009–2013) aims to develop and assess innovative technologies and methodologies for coastal protection against erosion, flooding and environmental damages For extreme events, the implementation of non-structural measures as early warning systems and

Situation where widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses have occurred which exceeded the ability of the affected organisation, community or society to respond and recover using its own resources.

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management practices is required to ensure the protection of population.

To explore Iranian Registered Nurses’ experiences in

Situation where widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses have occurred which exceeded the ability of the affected organisation, community or society to respond and recover using its own resources.

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relief in the Bam earthquake, Iran in 2003.In Bam Earthquake in Iran, the initial priorities in this event were to minimize avoidable further mortality and morbidity and provide acceptable health care for all people affected by this event. One of the most important requirements was to organize a Situation where widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses have occurred which exceeded the ability of the affected organisation, community or society to respond and recover using its own resources.

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caring team, and to provide minimum care, which would prevent unwanted complications. This paper discusses the experiences of a group of nurses who were responsible for caring for people affected by earthquake in Bam during the early days following this natural disaster.

We describe a workshop that included a tabletop

Pre-planned storyline that drives an exercise, as well as the stimuli used to achieve exercise project performance objectives.

DRIVER+ note 1: In the context of DRIVER+ scenarios are defined for Trials not for exercises.

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Process to train for, assess, practise and improve performance in an organization.
Note 1 to entry: Exercises can be used for validating policies, plans, procedures, training , equipment, and inter-organizational agreements; clarifying and training personnel in roles and responsibilities; improving inter­organizational coordination and communications; identifying gaps in resources; improving individual performance and identifying opportunities for improvement; and a controlled opportunity to practise improvisation.
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to familiarize a mix of graduate, undergraduate, and high school students with systems analysis and decision making during real-world events

Cellular Discrete-Event System Specification (Cell-DEVS) formalism to explore

Sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or event requiring immediate action.
Note 1 to entry: An emergency is usually a disruption or condition that can often be anticipated or prepared for, but seldom exactly foreseen.

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evacuation scenarios by building 12 egress models representing aspects of human behaviors under emergencies and the activities of authorities in guiding the crowd.