... experimentally shown that pre-arrival information can affect subsequent diagnosis. The most experienced paramedics were more likely to be affected. Originality/value This is the first experimental study of diagnostic decision-making in paramedics and paramedic students. Several studies have observed...

... 2016 24 11 2016 17 01 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Networks Decision making Coordination Emergency management Exercises This paper explores an informal network that emerged in the Joint Arctic Command...

... of the decision-making model (DMM). The sequence involved in making dynamic decisions has been studied and documented by many academics. OFRS use an adaptation of the DMM published by the Department of Communities and Local Government, in the Incident Command Manual. It was felt important to demonstrate...

... knowledge elicitation study that was conducted across different fire stations in the UK and Nigeria. Justin Okechukwu Okoli can be contacted at: JO547@live.mdx.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Training Decision making Expertise Critical decision method Firefighters Tacit...

...David Launder; Chad Perry Purpose – There has been little research about incident management decision making within real-life, dynamic emergencies such as urban fire settings. So this research addresses the research problem: how do incident managers make decisions in urban fire settings...

...Greg Linsdell; Colin Rogers Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the decision-making process of multi-role emergency response volunteers and their preferences for which agency they would choose to volunteer for in an emergency, utilizing the New South Wales Rural Fire Service...

...Helen Sinclair; Emma E.H. Doyle; David M. Johnston; Douglas Paton Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute information and recommendations that could better equip emergency managers to prepare for and respond to emergencies and disasters, with a focus on improving their decision‐making...

...Di Catherwood; Graham K. Edgar; Geoff Sallis; Andrew Medley; David Brookes Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess whether firefighters display different decision‐making biases: either a liberal bias to accepting information as true or a conservative bias to rejecting information...