Steve Glassey MEmerMgt PGCPM GCTSS CEM® FEPS Associate Director, Centre for Risk, Resilience & Renewal, University of Canterbury New Zealand Email steve.glassey@canterbury.ac.nz http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/NOEE7309 Introduction The title is somewhat misleading as I was expecting a higher level of analysis from a book referring itself to being a study. The book appears to cover topics of interest … Read more
Ian Greatbatch PhD FRGS MEPS School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, Kingston University. United Kingdom Email I.Greatbatch@kingston.ac.uk http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/RXFF9800 Introduction Recently I was informed about an automated email alert system, set up for a local Lowland Search and Rescue team. The team carries out searches for lost and missing people in the British countryside, at … Read more
Jennifer Kelly Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Derby. United Kingdom. Helen Scott Department of Clinical Psychology, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent. United Kingdom. Hannah Bryan South Staffordshire and Shropshire NHS Foundation Trust, Stafford. United Kingdom. Email H.Scott@staffs.ac.uk (Corresponding Author: Dr Helen Scott). http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/DNUZ2513 Abstract Psychosocial factors operating during or after traumatic events are among the strongest predictors … Read more
Jeffrey Magnus BPolicing MEmergMgt Graduate, Australian Graduate School of Policing Charles Sturt University Australia Email: jeffmagnus@me.com http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/DBRX5832 Abstract This research focuses on the evidentiary issues of Global Positioning System (GPS) digital data collection in order to achieve consistency both within the Queensland Police Service (QPS) Legislative directives and also in methodical performance with other digital … Read more
Loel Collins DProf PGCert University of Central Lancashire Preston United Kingdom Chris Onions MRes R3 Safety & Rescue Ltd Llangollen United Kingdom Email LCollins2@uclan.ac.uk http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/ELLJ4365 Abstract This paper considered the effectiveness of empathic design modifications to quick release harness design. It was found that the critical element in effecting a rapid and efficient release was … Read more
http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/BALR7120 “Improving the performance of swift-water rescue quick release harnesses” Collins and Onions “Evidentiary data collection from Global Positioning Systems: A qualitative study from a Queensland Police Search Coordinator’s perspective” Magnus “Emotional intelligence, coping style, and social support as predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder” Kelly, Scott, and Bryan Letter: “The use of twitter as an early warning system … Read more
http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/TOUT7234 “Case study: perceived usability of emergency communication equipment with and without protective gloves in the cold” Jussila, Sormunen, and Remes.
Kirsi Jussila MSc(Techn) Finnish Institute of Occupational Health Erja Sormunen PhD Finnish Institute of Occupational Health University of Jyväskylä, Gerontology Research Centre and Department of Health Sciences Jouko Remes MSc Finnish Institute of Occupational Health Primary Contact: Kirsi Jussila, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Aapistie 1, FI-90220 Oulu, Finland Email: kirsi.jussila@ttl.fi http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/NIHS1309 Abstract Communication equipment … Read more
http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/MUQL7985 “Auditory and Light Based Two-Way Effective Sweep Width for Responsive Search Subjects in New Zealand Mountainous Terrain” Koester, Wells, Gordon, and Tucker “Time Required For a Drowning Victim to Reach Bottom” Hunsucker and Davison “Analysis of urban search and rescue markings applied following the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake” Glassey
Stephen Glassey MEmergMgt, NCUSAR, CEM®, MEPS Institute of Risk, Resilience & Renewal, University of Canterbury Email steve.glassey@canterbury.ac.nz http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/OJFX6851 Abstract In one of New Zealand’s worst disasters, international rescue teams from around the world responded to the Christchurch earthquake. To ensure interoperability and effectiveness of such global rescue responses, an international body under the auspices of … Read more