Table 4 Results of post-surveys. The results are described as mean, SD and percentage

Questions regarding the exercise methodology answered by all participants (Exercise 1 n = 145, Exercise 2 n = 95)

How do you assess the written information you received before the exercise?

1

61

42

7.2 (2.0)

2

65

68

7.8 (1.9)

How do you assess the value of the workshops that were arranged before the exercise?

1

32

22

7.5 (1.9)

2

22

23

7.9 (1.7)

Do you think that the exercise gave you a fair view of how the hospital will cope with an evacuation under the given conditions?

1

58

40

7.5 (1.8)

2

66

69

7.6 (1.4)

Did you learn anything about the problems during an evacuation and how to deal with it, thanks to the exercise?

1

63

43

7.9 (1.7)

2

64

67

8.0 (1.5)

Do you feel that the simulation system used fulfills the function of illustrating and training hospital evacuation?

1

52

36

7.7 (1.8)

2

55

59

7.9 (1.4)

Questions regarding the evacuation plan, organization, and hospital management answered by hospital staff (Exercise 1 n = 90, Exercise 2 n = 65)

Do you think that the hospitals´ proposal for evacuation plan, tested during this exercise, fulfils its function?

1

40

44

7.2 (1.7)

2

55

85

7.2 (1.8)

How do you assess the organization of the evacuation of your unit?

1

42

47

8.4 (2.0)

2

40

61

7.4 (2.0)

Questions answered by hospital and EMS staff as well as actors in the counterplay (Exercise 1 n = 122, Exercise 2 n = 80)

How do you assess the information from HICG?

1

36

29

6.1 (2.4)

2

13

16

5.1 (3.5)

How do you assess the HICGs management ability?

1

34

28

6.4 (2.3)

2

13

16

6.2 (2.5)

Questions answered by the Hospital Incident Command Group (Exercise 1 n = 24, Exercise 2 n = 16)

How do you assess the information you received from the various units?

1

6

25

6.7 (1.5)

2

13

65

7.6 (1.3)

How do you assess the collaborative command and control with assembly points/ discharge site?

1

18

75

7.1 (2.2)

2

11

55

6.5 (1.4)

How do you assess the collaboration with regional medical command group?

1

8

33

6.7 (2.4)

2

11

55

7.3 (1.3)

How do you assess the collaboration with other external actors?

1

10

42

7.6 (1.3)

2

13

65

7.5 (1.5)

Question answered by resource persons (Exercise 1 n = 35, Exercise 2 n = 23)

How do you assess the amount of information from the exercise management before the exercise?

1

17

49

7.5 (2.3)

2

17

74

8.6 (1.5)