Combining performance and outcome indicators can be used in a standardized way: A pilot study of two multidisciplinary, full-scale major aircraft exercises

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Rådestad, Monica ^a   Nilsson, Heléne ^b   Castrén, Maaret ^a   Svensson, Leif ^a   Rüter, Anders ^c   Gryth, Dan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SOPHIAHEMMET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Airplane crash; Disaster management; Disaster preparedness; Disaster response; Educational model; Field exercise; Major incident; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; DISASTER MEDICINE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MASS DISASTER; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION; PILOT STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING;

AIRCRAFT; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DISASTER MEDICINE; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PATIENT SIMULATION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872664198     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-20-58     Document Type: Article

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