Impact of a full-scale mass casualty exercise on hospital staff and implications for future preparedness – A pre-post study
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11.2025
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01A - Journal article
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Progress in Disaster Science
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28
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100478
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Elsevier
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Abstract
• Large survey of 669 employees pre- and post a large full-scale MCI exercise.
• Improvements of MCI knowledge among employees not participating in the exercise.
• Hospital emergency exercises offer organization-wide benefits.
• The study highlights benefits of routine emergency drills for hospital systems.
• Future research needed on ad-hoc drills and translation to real incidents.
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Mass casualty, Hospital disaster planning, Leadership, Communication
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2590-0617
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English
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Yes
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Future Health
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Published
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Peer review of the complete publication
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Gold
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von der Forst, M., Germann, B., Schaefer, H., Salg, G. A., Weigand, M. A., Schmitt, F. C. F., Dietrich, M., Mohr, S., Küllenberg, J., Ries, M., & Popp, E. (2025). Impact of a full-scale mass casualty exercise on hospital staff and implications for future preparedness – A pre-post study. Progress in Disaster Science, 28, 100478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2025.100478