Navigating into the unknown: exploring the experience of exposure to prehospital emergency stressors: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods by Ali Afshari, Mohammad Torabi, Sasan Navkhasi, Marzieh Aslani, Afshin Khazaei

“…The qualitative phase of the study included 17 interviews, resulting in 14 subcategories, which consisted of four categories: “the overall impact of the stress crisis on technicians,” “missing links in the communication network in incident management,” "professional shortcomings in pre-hospital care,” and “the complex and multifaceted context of stressful pre-hospital emergencies.” …”
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Lessons learnt from a 2017 Irish national clinical claims review: a retrospective observational study by Karen Robinson, Mary Godfrey, Deirdre Walsh, Ann Duffy, Karen A Power, Irene O'Byrne Maguire, Noelle Byrne, Mark McCullagh, Yvonne Fallon, Claire O'Regan, Mairead Twohig, Cathal O'Keeffe

“…The Clinical Risk Unit (CRU) of the State Claims Agency identified all service-user clinical claims finalised between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017 from Ireland’s National Incident Management System (n=713). Claims that had incurred financial damages were considered for further analysis (n=356). 202 claims underwent an in-depth qualitative review. …”
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Rapid Assessment of Hillslope Erosion Risk after the 2019–2020 Wildfires and Storm Events in Sydney Drinking Water Catchment by Xihua Yang, Mingxi Zhang, Lorena Oliveira, Quinn R. Ollivier, Shane Faulkner, Adam Roff

“…These findings assist in the timely assessment of post-fire erosion and water quality risks and help develop cost-effective fire incident management and mitigation actions for such an area with both significant ecological and drinking water assets. …”
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Examining the macro-level factors affecting vehicle breakdown duration by Sai Chand, Zhuolin Li, Vinayak V. Dixit, S. Travis Waller

“…The results will help incident management agencies to better allocate current response resources and predict the resources required in the future. …”
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Decision support for disruption management on high frequency transit lines by Babany, Michel David

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The laboratory health system and its response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Liberia by Stephen B. Kennedy, Christine L. Wasunna, John B. Dogba, Philip Sahr, Candace B. Eastman, Fatorma K. Bolay, Gloria T. Mason, Mark W.S. Kieh

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Health and nutrition emergency response among internally displaced persons at Ranch collective site, Chagni, Ethiopia: The role of emergency operation center, lessons from the fiel... by Tefera Alemu, Belay Bezabih, Abraham Amsalu, Eyaya Hassen, Mahteme Haile, Melkamu Abite

“…We sought to have a strong Incident Management System and coordination platforms like PHEOC, a resilient health system, a training curriculum called Leading in Emergencies, and a multipurpose collective center with infrastructures, humanitarian response guidelines, training materials, and risk/vulnerability-based preparedness plan.…”
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The hidden impact of alcohol on young victims: an analysis of alcohol-related police offences resulting in hospitalisation by Scott Anthony Sims, Gavin Pereira, Daniel Fatovich, David Preen, Melissa O’Donnell

“…Alcohol-related incidents were identified based on the attending officers’ opinions in the Western Australia Police’s Incident Management System (IMS). Logistic and log-binomial regression were utilised to analyse the factors associated with victimisation and under-ascertainment of ARH. …”
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“Are we talking just a bit of water out of bank? Or is it Armageddon?” Front line perspectives on transitioning to probabilistic fluvial flood forecasts in England by L. Arnal, L. Arnal, L. Arnal, L. Anspoks, S. Manson, J. Neumann, T. Norton, E. Stephens, L. Wolfenden, H. L. Cloke, H. L. Cloke, H. L. Cloke, H. L. Cloke

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Pre-Ebola virus disease laboratory system and related challenges in Liberia by Stephen B. Kennedy, John B. Dogba, Christine L. Wasunna, Philip Sahr, Candace B. Eastman, Fatorma K. Bolay, Gloria T. Mason, Mark W.S. Kieh

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Medical Information Protection in Internet Hospital Apps in China: Scale Development and Content Analysis by Jiayi Jiang, Zexing Zheng

“…Concerning PI storage security (mean 71.2%, SD 29.3%) and incident management (mean 71.8%, SD 36.6%), half of the assessed apps (n=27, 52%) committed to bear corresponding legal responsibility, whereas fewer than half (n=24, 46%) specified the security level obtained. …”
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Developing a Radiation-Savvy Public Health Workforce by Adela Salame-Alfie, Robert C. Whitcomb, CAPT Lynn Evans, George Howard, Johanna Gilstrap, Adrienne Gill, Harold Hardrick

“…The TEP program is comprised of staff across CDC programs with a variety of specialties such as epidemiologists, clinicians, data managers, communicators, environmental health specialists, at risk population specialists and health physicists.Key TEP activities include the preparation of the CDC Nuclear/Radiological Incident Response and Recovery Annex that describes CDC's roles and responsibilities in the event of a nuclear/radiological incident; establishment of an Incident Management System (IMS) structure to reflect an agency-wide response consistent with CDC's All Hazards Plan; and completion of nuclear/radiological public health preparedness and response training and exercises. …”
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Readiness and early response to COVID-19: achievements, challenges and lessons learnt in Ethiopia by Emmanuel Onuche Musa, Ebba Abate, Betty Lanyero, Zewdu Assefa Edea, Shambel Habebe Watare, Mayur Lalji Mandalia, Martin Chibueze Livinus, Faiqa Kassim Ebrahim, Abiy Girmay, Aggrey Kaijuka Bategereza, Aschalew Abayneh, Boureima Hama Sambo

“…Readiness activities commenced as early as January 2020 with the activation of a national Public Health Emergency Operations Centre and COVID-19 Incident Management System (IMS) by the Ethiopian Public Health Institute. …”
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Mapping study for health emergency and disaster risk management competencies and curricula: literature review and cross-sectional survey by Kevin K. C. Hung, Makiko K. MacDermot, Theresa S. I. Hui, Suet Yi Chan, Sonoe Mashino, Catherine P. Y. Mok, Pak Ho Leung, Ryoma Kayano, Jonathan Abrahams, Chi Shing Wong, Emily Y. Y. Chan, Colin A. Graham

“…The domains included knowledge and skills, emergency response systems (including incident management principles), communications, critical thinking, ethical and legal aspects, and managerial and leadership skills. …”
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Minimum data set harmonization in the management of cross-border Multi Casualty Incidents. Modified Delphi (VALKYRIES-H2020 project). by Navid Behzadi Koochani, Raúl Muñoz Romo, Ignacio Hernández Palencia, Sergio López Bernal, Carmen Martin Curto, José Cabezas Rodríguez, Almudena Castaño Reguillo

“…<h4>Results</h4>Six data entities with 31 sub-entities were defined, generating 127 items representing the final MDS regarded as essential for incident management. The level of consensus for the choice of items was very high and was highest for the category 'Incident' with an overall kappa of 0.7401 (95% CI 0.1265-0.5812, p 0.000), a good level of consensus in the Landis and Koch model. …”
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Evidence in decision-making in the context of COVID-19 in Latin America by Victoria Stanford, Lionel Gresh, Joao Toledo, Jairo Méndez, Sylvain Aldighieri, Ludovic Reveiz

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Staff Experiences in Managing Incidents in Nursing Homes: A Descriptive Qualitative Study by Fauziningtyas R, Chong MC, Setiawan HW, Tan MP

“…Incident reporting methods varied, including verbal, written, and WhatsApp-based reporting, with varying levels of documentation practices.The study underscores the need for effective incident management and prevention strategies in NHs. Falls and RRA are significant concerns that demand attention. …”
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Safety culture, quality of care, missed care, nurse staffing and their impact on pressure injuries: A cross-sectional multi-source study by Faisal Khalaf Alanazi, Samuel Lapkin, Luke Molloy, Jenny Sim

“…There was a positive relationship between higher nurses’ perceptions of the frequency of pressure injury and higher incidence rate of pressure injury as reported in the incident management system (β = 1.183, 95% CI 0.065, 2.301). …”
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After action review of the response to an outbreak of Lassa fever in Sierra Leone, 2019: Best practices and lessons learnt by Charles Njuguna, Mohamed Vandi, Evans Liyosi, Jane Githuku, James Sylvester Squire, Ian Njeru, Ian Rufus, Victoria Katawera, Wilson Gachari, Robert Musoke, Claudette Amuzu, Mukeh Fahnbulleh, Joseph Bunting-Graden, Janet Kayita, James Bunn, Ambrose Talisuna, Zabulon Yoti

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4> The incident management system worked optimally to contain this outbreak. …”
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COVID-19 response by the Hopi Tribe: impact of systems improvement during the first wave on the second wave of the pandemic by Harpriya Kaur, Duane Humeyestewa, Rachel M. Burke, Darren Vicenti, Royce Jenkins, Graydon Yatabe, Jocelyn Hirschman, Joyce Hamilton, Kathleen Fazekas, Gary Leslie, Gregory Sehongva, Kay Honanie, Edison Tu’tsi, Oren Mayer, Michelle Ann Rose, Yvette Diallo, Scott Damon, Leah Zilversmit Pao, H Mac McCraw, Bruce Talawyma, Mose Herne, Timothy L Nuvangyaoma, Seh Welch, S Arunmozhi Balajee

“…Collaborating with Hopi Health Care Center (the reservation’s federally run Indian Health Service health facility) and CDC, the Hopi strengthened public health systems and response capacity from May to August including: (1) implementing routine COVID-19 surveillance reporting; (2) establishing the Hopi Incident Management Authority for rapid coordination and implementation of response activities across partners; (3) implementing a community surveillance programme to facilitate early case detection and educate communities on COVID-19 prevention; and (4) applying innovative communication strategies to encourage mask wearing, hand hygiene and physical distancing. …”
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