International Journal of Emergency Management

Volume 14, Issue 1

Sector prioritisation in Rabat region for emergency management Meryam Benabdouallah, Chakib Bojji, Othmane El Yaakoubi 14(1), pp. 1–22 Keywords: emergency service, AHP, analytical hierarchy process, hospital logistics, prioritisation,sector Abstract | PDF (2005 KB)

Understanding emergency response: lessons learned from the helping literature Daphne E. Whitmer, Madeleine R. LaGoy, Valerie K. Sims 14(1), pp. 23–39 Keywords: emergency management, helping, communication, emergency warnings, emergency response, risk perception Abstract | PDF (247 KB)

Terrorist attacks with explosive weapons: pattern of injuries and health constraints Georg Schmidt 14(1), pp. 40–50 Keywords: terrorist attacks, terror-related events, explosive weapons, bombing events, bombing-incidents, pattern of injuries, terror-related events, mass casualty emergencies, emergency management, clinical management, emergency-triage Abstract | PDF (337 KB)

A closer examination of command and control practices by incident commanders during realistic operational exercises in the Netherlands Jelle Groenendaal, Ira Helsloot 14(1), pp. 51–71 Keywords: incident command and control, incident commander, battalion chief, fire service,emergency, frontline, naturalistic decision-making Abstract | PDF (3036 KB)

Decomposing issue patterns in crisis communication: the case of the lost airliner Boyang Zhang, Marita Vos, Jari Veijalainen 14(1), pp. 72–89 Keywords: crisis communication, organisational communication, issue arenas, issues management, social media Abstract | PDF (520 KB)

Seismic risk assessment and design of tourism buildings using probability analysis Chung-Hung Tsai 14(1), pp. 90–106 Keywords: seismic risk assessment, catastrophic risk, loss exceedance probability analysis,seismic hazard analysis Abstract | PDF (4046 KB)