Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Types of Reports II: Incident or Occurrence Report01:21

Types of Reports II: Incident or Occurrence Report

1.1K
An Incident or Occurrence Report in a healthcare setting is a crucial document used to record any unexpected occurrence that may or may not have affected a patient, employee, or visitor. Such reports are critical to improving patient safety and include all details leading up to and including the event.
Purposes:
In the healthcare industry, reports play a crucial role in documenting incidents within an agency. The primary objective of these reports is to ensure patient safety, uphold the...
1.1K
Observational Studies01:11

Observational Studies

10.5K
Observational studies are a type of analytical study where researchers observe events without any interventions. In other words, the researcher does not influence the response variable or the experiment's outcome.
There are three types of observational studies – Prospective, retrospective, and cross-sectional.
Prospective Study
Prospective studies, also known as longitudinal or cohort studies, are carried out by collecting future data from groups sharing similar characteristics. One...
10.5K
Obedience01:08

Obedience

35.1K
According to obedience research, we may harm others under the forceful pressures of an authority figure (Milgram, 1974). How about if the inappropriate orders were delivered with less force? The increasing interdependence between nurses and physicians compelled Hofling and his colleagues to explore nurses’ reactions to a potentially harmful medical request made by the perceived authority figure, the doctor (Hofling, Brotzman, Dalrymple, Graves, & Pierce, 1966). In this situation,...
35.1K
The Stanford Prison Experiment03:20

The Stanford Prison Experiment

24.3K
The famous and controversial Stanford Prison Experiment, conducted by social psychologist Philip Zimbardo and his colleagues at Stanford University, demonstrated the power of social roles, social norms, and scripts.
24.3K
Hazard Ratio01:12

Hazard Ratio

453
The hazard ratio (HR) is a widely used measure in clinical trials to compare the risk of events, such as death or disease recurrence, between two groups over time. It reflects the ratio of hazard rates—the instantaneous risk of the event occurring—between a treatment group and a control group. This measure provides valuable insights into the relative effectiveness of a treatment by assessing how the risk of an event differs between the two groups.
For example, in a clinical trial...
453

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Behavioral Changes in Children Are Uncommon 4 Weeks After Procedural Sedation and Analgesia With Intranasal Dexmedetomidine and Nitrous Oxide.

Paediatric & neonatal pain·2026
Same author

What matters most to the patient - a qualitative study of older patients in a geriatric ward.

BMC geriatrics·2026
Same author

Using inability to walk to predict in-hospital mortality in a high-income country - A comparison with the National Early Warning Score in a multicenter prospective cohort.

Journal of critical care·2026
Same author

Artificial Intelligence-powered tiered early warning framework addressing high false alarm rates for in-hospital mortality prediction.

NPJ digital medicine·2026
Same author

Inflammatory imbalance in ambulance patients is associated with sepsis and septic shock.

Cytokine·2026
Same author

Frequent users of the ambulance service in a Swedish region: a retrospective cohort study.

Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine·2026

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Dec 13, 2025

Setting Up a Stroke Team Algorithm and Conducting Simulation-based Training in the Emergency Department - A Practical Guide
09:52

Setting Up a Stroke Team Algorithm and Conducting Simulation-based Training in the Emergency Department - A Practical Guide

Published on: January 15, 2017

17.5K

Hospital incident command groups' performance during major incident simulations: a prospective observational study.

Jason P Murphy1,2, Lisa Kurland3,4,5, Monica Rådestad3

  • 1Department of Clinical Science and Education, Karolinska Insititutet, Stockholm, Sweden. jason.murphy@shh.se.

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
|July 31, 2020
PubMed
Summary

Hospital incident command groups

Keywords:
Decision-makingHospital disaster preparednessHospital incident command groupHospital managementMajor incidentPerformance indicatorsSimulation exercises

More Related Videos

Emergency Undocking in Robotic Surgery: A Simulation Curriculum
06:48

Emergency Undocking in Robotic Surgery: A Simulation Curriculum

Published on: May 20, 2018

9.9K
Setup and Execution Of the Blindfolded Code Training Exercise
05:25

Setup and Execution Of the Blindfolded Code Training Exercise

Published on: March 29, 2019

9.8K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Dec 13, 2025

Setting Up a Stroke Team Algorithm and Conducting Simulation-based Training in the Emergency Department - A Practical Guide
09:52

Setting Up a Stroke Team Algorithm and Conducting Simulation-based Training in the Emergency Department - A Practical Guide

Published on: January 15, 2017

17.5K
Emergency Undocking in Robotic Surgery: A Simulation Curriculum
06:48

Emergency Undocking in Robotic Surgery: A Simulation Curriculum

Published on: May 20, 2018

9.9K
Setup and Execution Of the Blindfolded Code Training Exercise
05:25

Setup and Execution Of the Blindfolded Code Training Exercise

Published on: March 29, 2019

9.8K

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Organizational Psychology

Background:

  • Hospital Incident Command Groups (HICGs) are critical for managing major incidents.
  • Previous studies focused on HICG capacity, not performance or influencing factors.
  • Understanding HICG performance is vital for effective hospital response.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the association between decision-making skills and staff procedural skills within HICGs.
  • To evaluate the impact of these skills on overall HICG performance during major incidents.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective observational study involving six hospitals in Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Utilized measurable performance indicators during major incident simulations.
  • Assessed decision-making and staff procedure skills of HICGs.

Main Results:

  • A significant correlation was found between decision-making skills and staff procedural skills.
  • Proactive decision-making skills showed significantly lower performance than reactive skills.
  • Both decision-making and staff procedure skills are correlated with overall HICG performance.

Conclusions:

  • Decision-making and staff procedural skills are significantly interconnected in HICGs.
  • HICGs demonstrate less developed proactive decision-making compared to reactive.
  • Enhanced proactive decision-making may improve HICG performance in major incidents.