Results

Among first-level factors, logistics and quality assurance was ranked highest, followed by crisis management, information technology, and competitive ability in descending order.

The majority of organizations participated in tabletop, drills, and orientation exercises frequently, at least once a year or more. However, they tended to focus on exercising the incident management structure rather than identifying the competencies needed to put that structure into practice.

Collaborative approach to emergency preparedness developed by Stewart-Evans et al. (2012) can be applied to all stages of incident response.Cross-border issues require specific attention from emergency responders and national governments.

When the cognitive work in a team is focused on continuous sharing of as much data as possible, this can trap decision makers in a reactive behaviour during escalation Applying the theoretical base of joint cognitive activity is a promising way to establish a contrasting view of what makes teams establish, maintain and regain control in escalating situations.

Business students, to a greater extent, chose more passive strategies and also strategies that are less risky compared to students of public relations. On the other hand, students of public relations in general mostly opted for strategies that carry proactive features and additional risk, not waiting for certain negative information to become publicly available

Using an initialled ABC acronym as a teaching method improves both clinician’s recall and prioritisation when discussing pelvic trauma in examination scenarios.

 The ANTS and Ottawa GRS instruments shared various aspects of validity evidence and correlated well with each other in anaesthesia assessment in the simulation.

A simulation-based study day can improve teamwork in multidisciplinary critical care unit teams as measured in pre- and post-course simulations with some evidence of subsequent changes to patient management

The majority of participants held the belief that surgeons needed training in non-technical skills in order to achieve best practice in disaster response. Surgeons considering becoming involved in disaster management should be trained in these skills, and these skills should be incorporated into disaster preparation courses with an interprofessional focus.

A paraprofessional training program (e.g. REACT), is an effective approach forproviding the knowledge and skills needed to address the psychologicalimpact of potentially traumatic events.