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Emergency Management and Preparedness Training for Youth (EMPTY): The Results of the First Swedish Pilot Study
Unit of Security and Preparedness, Former Prehospital and Disaster Medicine Center,Gothenburg,Sweden.
University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6358-3528
Psychology Unit, Närhälsan, Borås, Sweden.
Unit of Security and Preparedness, Former Prehospital and Disaster Medicine Center,Gothenburg,Sweden.
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2018 (English)In: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, ISSN 1935-7893, E-ISSN 1938-744X, Vol. 12, no 6, p. 685-688Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of a simulation training in raising a group of young students' personal and situational awareness in disasters and emergencies.

METHODS: In total, 25 young students participated in two simulation scenarios representing two actual events, fire, and shooting, using a combination of two validated simulation training (Emergency Management and Preparedness Training for Youth [EMPTY]). The changes in their knowledge and awareness were evaluated by using questionnaires and the whole simulation was evaluated by three independent observers and a reference group.

RESULTS: New concepts of emergency management, for example, evacuation, and barricading, could be trained in a safe environment. There was a significant increase in students' personal and situational awareness and their active engagement in the management of emergencies.

CONCLUSION: EMPTY could raise the youth basic knowledge and ability to understand the concept of preparedness by being mentally prepared, available for collaboration, gaining a higher confidence, understanding the physical and psychological consequences of a major incident and the importance of their own safety. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018; page 1 of 4).

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2018. Vol. 12, no 6, p. 685-688
Keywords [en]
emergency preparedness, simulation, terrorism, youth
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Learning Nursing Interaction Technologies
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NURSING AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE, Nursing science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-12132DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2017.144ISI: 000455577000005PubMedID: 29446341Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85042089583OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-12132DiVA, id: diva2:1184654
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Published online: 15 February 2018

Available from: 2018-02-22 Created: 2018-02-22 Last updated: 2020-10-21Bibliographically approved

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