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Exploring teamwork, trust, and emergency response competence in emergent ad-hoc immediate responder groups: an
Wilhelm Brodin1, Carl-Oscar Jonson2, Mikael Johansson1,3
1Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Ergonomics
|March 20, 2025
Summary
Immediate responders
Area of Science:
- Emergency medicine
- Psychology
- Teamwork dynamics
Background:
- Immediate responders may form spontaneous groups to provide first aid.
- Previous research on group cooperation in first aid yields conflicting results.
- Understanding factors influencing team performance is crucial for improving outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the impact of competence and teamwork factors on first aid team performance.
- To examine the roles of leadership, coordination, and swift trust in immediate responder groups.
- To analyze how competence levels affect self-assessment of team performance.
Main Methods:
- Ad-hoc groups of three participants with varying emergency response competence were formed.
- Participants engaged in a simulated traffic accident scenario to provide first aid.
- Team performance was measured, and factors like competence, leadership, coordination, and swift trust were assessed.
Main Results:
- Swift trust and emergency response competence positively correlated with improved first aid performance.
- Leadership and coordination did not significantly impact team performance in this study.
- Low competence groups overestimated their performance, while mixed competence groups underestimated theirs.
Conclusions:
- Swift trust and individual competence are key drivers of effective first aid team performance.
- Leadership and coordination require further investigation for their role in immediate responder teams.
- Future research should focus on enhancing swift trust and developing targeted teamwork interventions.
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