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The BeSeCu project will carry out the following research studies:
A) A cross-cultural survey of individual experiences will be conducted to identify
determinants of inter-individual differences in people who have experienced evacuation situations, fire disaster survivors and survivors of similar crisis situations, but also workers and first responders as well as those affected in the community. This retrospective study will be carried out across 7 European countries with diverse
cultural background.
B) Experimental trials conducted by Professor Galea (University of Greenwich) will be carried out in countries simulating real time evacuation scenarios in standardized settings including objective measures (e.g. response time) as outcomes as well as video-tape analysis. Results will be analysed to identify similarities and differences between cultures and ethnic groups as well as a range of socioeconomic factors. The analysis will triangulate findings obtained with objective measures, subjective
experiences and behavioural observations.
The research will be carried out by the consortium of 8 European partners including end-users (e.g. fire service colleges) in the process of research. Two types of research findings and products will be provided by the BeSeCu project:
(A) An evidence base that will enable designers of buildings to develop culturally appropriate emergency operating procedures. (B) An evidence base of inter-individual differences that will be employed to improve communication in emergency interventions.
Participants
- University of Greenwich, School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences (United Kingdom)
- Institute of Public Security of Catalunya (Spain)
- Hamburg Fire and Emergency Service Academy (Germany)
- Man-Technology-Organisation-Psychology (Sweden)
- Faculty of Fire Safety Engineering, The Main School of Fire Service (Poland)
- Prague Psychiatric Centre University of Prague (Czech Republic)
- Association of Emergency Ambulance Physicians (Turkey)
Project Coordinator
Prof. Dr. phil. Silke Schmidt
Ernst Moritz Arndt University Greifswald,
Department Health and Prevention
Project details
Funding period: 01.05.2008 - 30.04.2011
Participant organisations: 8
Project funding: 2.093.808 Euro
Web: http://www.besecu.de
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Rescue workers on the central span. w:I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Source: Flickr - CC - Licensed
Rescue activities continue into the night at the main staging area at I-10 and Causeway. Victims of Hurricane Katrina continue to be evacuated out of the city of New Orleans by bus well into the night. Photo by Win Henderson / FEMA photo. - Source: Wikimedia Commons
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