Key performance indicators in pre-hospital response to disasters and mass casualty incidents: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The objective of this study was to offer a comprehensive synthesis of the existing Key performance indicators (KPIs) used in the evaluation of the pre-Hospital response to disasters and mass casualty incidents (MCIs).

Methods

At the end of December 2022 a scoping review has been performed on PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Medline to identify articles describing the use of KPIs to assess the performance of first responders during the prehospital phase of an MCI (real or simulated). Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, fourteen articles were included in the analysis.

Results

Eleven articles applied indicators in exercises and/or simulations. Two articles proposed new KPIs, and one used KPIs for developing a mo

SUBMITTER: Markou-Pappas N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11599410 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature