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Table 6 Incident Command System/ Line of Command

From: Structured analysis, evaluation and report of the emergency response to a terrorist attack in Wuerzburg, Germany using a new template of standardised quality indicators

Incident Command System/Line of Command

Data

Assessment

Was an incident command system established?

Yes

Result: 1

1: yes

0: no

Did the incident commander in chief (medical) have influence on the course of action during the mission?

Partly

Result: 1

2: complete

1: partly

0: none (see lessons learned)

Did the command processes work adequately?

Partly

Result: 1

2: complete

1: partly

0: none (see lessons learned)

Did the incident commander in chief (medical) always have adequate information for repeated re-evaluation and understaning of the situation (continuous flux of reports)?

No

Result: 0

2: always

1: sometimes

0: never (see lessons learned)

Did the incident commander in chief (medical) have influence on the course of action during the mission

Partly

Result: 1

2: complete

1: partly

0: none

Did the incident commander in chief (medical) have control of the subsection commanders?

Partly

Result: 1

2: complete

1: partly

0: none (see lessons learned)

Was a functioning resource management established?

Yes

Descriptive