| A Socio-Physical Approach to Systemic Risk Reduction in Emergency Response and Preparedness. | Summary
The introduced socio-physical approach has diverse application to many different areas of emergency response and preparedness, including the following.Education and training. Modeling and simulation of what-if scenarios. Stress-testing the system prior to an emergency. Building the system’s capacity to cope with disruptions more effectively and efficiently.Improving communication between stakeholders. Creating a more collaborative and coordinated environment for response. |
| Disaster spread simulation and rescue time optimization in a resource network. | Summary
The introduction of the MAS-based framework. The MAS-based method provides a general solution for the study of disaster spread in resource-intensive networks. |
| Health worker and policy-maker perspectives on use of intramuscular artesunate for pre-referral and definitive treatment of severe malaria at health posts in Ethiopia. | Summary
Use of intramuscular artesunate as pre-referral treatment of severe malaria cases at the health post is possible but dependent on training and availability of skilled workers |
| A Review of Critical Infrastructure Interdependency Simulation and Modelling for the Caribbean. | Summary
At this stage of development, use of open source, highly customisable tools such as I2Sim are the best options for Caribbean countries since they rely on reduced order data sets that do not demand detailed knowledge of infrastructure operations and are supported by academic institutions in the region. |
| Physical and mental health status of soldiers responding to the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. | Summary
Non-professional rescue workers who are not appropriately prepared for the role may suffer more than their professional counterparts. Attention needs to be paid to the health and safety of non-professional rescue workers, which has been ignored in most disaster management plans. |
| Burn Disaster Response Planning in New York City: Updated Recommendations for Best Practices. | Summary
Existing burn center referral guidelines were modified into a hierarchical BDRH matrix, which would vector certain patients to local or regional burn centers for initial care until capacity is reached. |
| The impact of an online interprofessional course in disaster management competency and attitude towards interprofessional learning. | Summary
It is essential that undergraduate students engage in interprofessional learning with their future colleagues to ultimately improve the quality of care and assistance provided during a disaster. |
| Development, initial reliability and validity testing of an observational tool for assessing technical skills of operating room nurses. | Summary
The tool was feasible to use in the context of simulation-based training.ICATS-N is a tool aimed to facilitate systematic, transparent assessment of and feedback on OR nurses’ technical skills, both in the OR and in simulation-basedtraining modules. |
| Teaching Critical Management Skills to Senior Nursing Students: Videotaped or Interactive Hands-On Instruction? | Summary
It was concluded that instruction on crisis management with a high-fidelity simulator, using either video or hands-on instruction, can result in a significant improvement in performance. |
| Using Monte Carlo simulation to refine emergency logistics response models: a case study. | Summary
Emergency logistics decision makers can make better informed decisions based on simulation model output and can further refine their decision-making capability |
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