Valued technical and non-technical skills among disaster responders: a cross sectional study of disaster responders involved in the earthquake in Turkiye and Syria January 2023.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Disaster responders are an important part of disaster response. However, despite large efforts to train disaster responders, there is a limited scientific knowledge regarding which competences and skills such responders value and lack during a real mission. The aim of this study was to investigate used and needed skills among disaster responders responding to the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria 2023 METHODS: A cross-sectional study using a non-randomized sample was conducted, collected between March and July, 2023. The participants were recruited through invitations distributed to international organizations, and the data were gathered through a web-based survey. The data were analyzed using descriptive and comparative statistics.

Results

A total of 525 particip

SUBMITTER: Westman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11421104 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature