DV 100 as a Framework for the Hospital Incident Command System
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: No interventions..
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Disaster, Crisis Response Plan, Emergency, Communication. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Germany
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
The Service Regulation DV 100 as an Organizational Structure for Establishing the Hospital Incident Command System
Overview
There is limited scientific research on the organizational structure of the Hospital Incident Command System. The Hospital Alarm and Emergency Planning manual by the German Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) recommends a continental staff system-based organization, as outlined in the Service Regulation DV 100, similar to military, fire, and police structures. This approach is frequently discussed at professional conferences, but evidence on its functionality in hospitals is lacking. This study aims to generate new insights into the use of a continental staff system-based Hospital Incident Command System and qualitatively analyze transition and communication processes within the command structure.
Interventions
- Other No interventions.
This is an observational study with no interventions.
Primary outcome measures
- Exploration of leadership communication and dynamics during the transition from routine clinical operations to an emergency situation [Time frame: During the table-top exercise on May 26 and May 27, 2025.]
- Assessment of training and exercise effects within a structured (according to DV-100) hospital incident command system, including challenges, resistance, benefits, subjective participant experiences, potential improvements, and alternatives [Time frame: During the table-top exercise on May 26 and May 27, 2025.]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
- Examination of the applicability of the traditional incident command concept in hospitals, considering a workforce largely inexperienced in continental staff system-based work. [Time frame: During the table-top exercise on May 26 and May 27, 2025.]
- Evaluation of participants' operational confidence [Time frame: During the table-top exercise on May 26 and May 27, 2025.]
- Analysis of communication behaviors within the command functions [Time frame: During the table-top exercise on May 26 and May 27, 2025.]
- Assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of a structured hospital incident command system [Time frame: During the table-top exercise on May 26 and May 27, 2025.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Participation in at least one hospital incident command system (ICS) training and, if applicable, in a ICS exercise.
Written informed consent from the employee for participation in the second part of the study (semi-structured interview)
Exclusion criteria
- Decline of study participation
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Germany · 1 center
- University Hospital Heidelberg — Heidelberg
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06913010 · OrAKEL