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  1. 6. Preparedness for mass-casualty attacks on public transportation

    Författare :Annelie Holgersson; Ulf Björnstig; Britt-Inger Saveman; Dzenan Sahovic; Per Örtenwall; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; antagonism; disaster medicine; emergency response; emergency organizations; mass transit; preparedness; rescue work; security; terrorism; kirurgi; Surgery;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Public transportation constitutes a vulnerable sector in modern day society with a high probability of generating mass casualties if attacked. By preparing for mass-casualty attacks (MCAs), response can become more effective and public transportation can become a less rewarding target. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Crisis as practice : Non-emergency organizations’ coping with crises

    Författare :Olof Oscarsson; Erna Danielsson; Roine Johansson; Christian Uhr; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Exerted from the top down, organizational crisis management is a concept with strong connections to rational and normative approaches. While acknowledging that these approaches form a solid foundation for crisis management, this thesis formulates a critique of this conceptualization. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Robot-aided Gas Sensing for Emergency Responses

    Författare :Han Fan; Achim Lilienthal; Erik Schaffernicht; Victor Hernandez Bennetts; Saverio De Vito; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Emergency response personnel can be exposed to various extreme hazards during the response to natural and human-made disasters. In many of the scenarios, one of the risk factors is the presence of hazardous airborne chemicals. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Towards the mitigation of cultural barriers to communication and cooperation

    Författare :Ida Lindgren; Kip Smith; Ann Enander; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; multinational cooperation; cultural differences; cross-cultural psychology; emergency management; teamwork; microworlds; group faultlines; Work sciences and ergonomics; Arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis combines theories from cross-cultural psychology with literature on group faultlines to understand cultural barriers to communication and cooperation experienced in multinational emergency management teams. The aim is to investigate whether the faultline concept is a viable theoretical vocabulary for addressing cultural differences in communication and cooperation (in the domain of emergency management). LÄS MER

  7. 10. Först på plats : Gränsdragningar, positioneringar och emergens i berättelser från olycksplatsen

    Författare :Linda Kvarnlöf; Johansson Roine; Erna Danielsson; Clary Krekula; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; traffic accidents; emergency callers; witnesses; emergence; boundaries; positioning; norms;

    Sammanfattning : When accidents occur, citizens often are the real first responders. This has been acknowledged and studied from an international perspective, particularly in relation to large crises and disasters, but remains relatively unstudied from a Swedish perspective. LÄS MER