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Paramedic empathy levels: results from seven Australian universities
Brett Williams, Malcolm Boyle, Richard Brightwell, Scott Devenish, Peter Hartley, Michael McCall, Paula McMullen, Graham Munro, Peter O'Meara, Vanessa WebbThe purpose of this paper is to assess the extent of empathy in paramedic students across seven Australian universities.
From Police Authorities to Police and Crime Commissioners: Might policing become more publicly accountable?
John W. Raine, Paul KeaseyThe purpose of this paper is to reflect on the opportunities and challenges provided by the introduction of Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), and particularly the prospects for…
Fire alarm or false alarm?!: Situation awareness and decision‐making “bias” of firefighters in training exercises
Di Catherwood, Graham K. Edgar, Geoff Sallis, Andrew Medley, David BrookesThe purpose of this paper is to assess whether firefighters display different decision‐making biases: either a liberal bias to accepting information as true or a conservative bias…
Decision‐making training in local government emergency management
Helen Sinclair, Emma E.H. Doyle, David M. Johnston, Douglas PatonThe purpose of this paper is to contribute information and recommendations that could better equip emergency managers to prepare for and respond to emergencies and disasters, with…
Wireless emergency routing on empirical data: shaving time saves lives
Bernadette RichardsonThe purpose of this paper is to illustrate the outcomes of the RED (Routing on Empirical Data) Project, a three year cross‐jurisdictional collaborative undertaking in the State of…
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hybridEditors:
- Prof Paresh Wankhade
- Prof Attila Hertelendy