Results

A simulation-based model of Disaster Medicine training, requiring approximately eight hours of classroom time.All residents agreed that the course was a valuable experience, and felt that the simulation-based learning module was preferable to a module based solely on didactic lectures. Most felt that the curriculum was of appropriate length at approximately eight hours. Although there was no statistical improvement in test scoring, following the course, residents felt more confident in the ability to manage a disaster, both on an individual and departmental basis.

We believe that experiential learning improves the student and instructor experience and ratio, enhances interdisciplinary communication, inculcates a culture of systems analysis and appreciation for the role of systems engineering and information management in countering threats to national security, and gives precollege students an incentive to consider pursuing careers in the sciences.

We propose measures to assess this aggregated scale’s internal consistency, reliability, and validity, and we discuss how to use the scale effectively.

Multi-criteria decision analysis has supplanted cost-benefit analsis (CBA.Inconsistent responses from a variety of decision-making bodies confuse the public.Sensitivity analysis graphs and comparative and sensitivity analysis reports are particularly useful.

We find that pre-positioning inventory produces positive results for the beneficiaries, but at extremely high costs.Investing in disaster management capabilities is an interesting alternative, as it allows lead time reductions of up to 67% (18days) compared to a scenario without preparedness, at significantly lower costs than pre-positioning inventory.However, the results of our mixed scenarios revealed that better results can always be achieved with a combination of pre-positioning inventory and investing in DMC.Recommendations:On the basis of our findings, we recommend that donors finance more preparedness activities in countries prone to disasters.

TBS provides a novel, effective simulation tool to significantly advance the delivery of burns education. Recreating clinical challenge is crucial to optimize simulation training. This low-cost approach also has major implications for surgical education, particularly during increasing financial austerity. Alternative scenarios and/or procedures can be recreated within TBS, providing a diverse educational immersive simulation experience

The MLSVM algorithm was superior to all other available methods in predicting responders’ choices—indicating the high potential value of MLSVM based real-time decision support toolsOur results show that the MLSVM we developed is clearly superior to single stage SVMs in anticipating and understanding behavior 488 Using Real-Time Decision Tools to Improve because one model does not fit all patterns of behaviors

Three fourths of the respondents (n = 136, 80%) indicated that they were not fully prepared to respond to disasters, while only 20% (n = 34) acknowledged that they felt they were adequately prepared. Respondents believed that they could function in the primary roles of educator (n = 107, 62.94%), caregiver (n = 104, 61.17%), and counselor (n = 82, 48.24%). More than half of the respondents (n = 98, 57.7%) were not aware of existing protocols of disaster management in the workplace. Courses taken in such areas as first aid (n = 79, 46.4%), field triage (n = 43, 25.29%), and basic cardiac life support (n = 57, 33.53%) were cited as important in preparing for disasters.- Hospital administrators should consider the development and formulation of disaster management protocols and provide appropriate disaster nursing education and training. Nursing curricula should incorporate basic principles of disaster management into nursing courses as a framework for addressing this critical deficit.

This article makes a substantial contribution to understanding the role of network structure in the emergence of control between organizations in disrupted settings.

The purpose of the evaluation is to see if the TAID system is indeed able to determine the relevance of new communications.Taken together the results show that the TAID system can make accurate evaluations of relevance of information for responders in a crisis but that accuracy is lower if the setting is broadened. Another finding is that evaluators do not completely agree on relevance.