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- Title
Emergency Management and Preparedness Training for Youth (EMPTY): The Results of the First Swedish Pilot Study.
- Authors
Khorram-Manesh, Amir; Berlin, Johan; Roseke, Lina Ljung; Aremyr, Johan; Sörensson, Josef; Carlström, Eric
- Abstract
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;12:685-688)
- Subjects
EMERGENCY management; YOUTH; SITUATIONAL awareness; PILOT projects; PUBLIC health
- Publication
Disaster Medicine & Public Health Preparedness, 2018, Vol 12, Issue 6, p685
- ISSN
1935-7893
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/dmp.2017.144