Essays about: "rescue service"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words rescue service.

  1. 1. Dynamic Risk Management in Air Traffic Management System Failures

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Nick Lowth; [2024]
    Keywords : Air Traffic Control; Uncertainty; Risk Management; Air Traffic Management; Resilience; Emergence; Trade-offs; FLMU06; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Context This research looks at managing uncertainty and recovery processes following failure of a sociotechnical system. The provision of Air Traffic Services (ATS) is an essential service that must continue to function supporting at a minimum; medical flights, search and rescue operations, humanitarian aid, State and military flights (as demonstrated during the recent global pandemic). READ MORE

  3. 2. The Perception of Socio-Demographic Risk Factors in Residential Fires

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

    Author : Emilia Wretman; Rebecca Wigervall; [2023]
    Keywords : Socio-demographic factors; social; factors; residential; fatal fires; inequality; perception; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In this thesis, it is investigated how the general public and fire safety experts perceive the fire fatality risk of different socio-demographic factors in residential settings. Their perceptions were compared with how the socio-demographic factors correlate with the risk of fatal fires in residents in reality. READ MORE

  4. 3. Analysis of radio surveillance in search of missing persons - An empirical study of Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi characteristics

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Kommunikations- och transportsystem; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Mikael Fredriksson; [2022]
    Keywords : Search and rescue; Wi-Fi; Bluetooth Low Energy; Wi-Fi probes; Bluetooth Low Energy advertisements; wireless sniffing; smartphones; antenna directivity;

    Abstract : Development of technical and methodological support has been identified as a key area for future research and development within the search and rescue (SAR) of missing persons in Sweden. Previous studies have demonstrated the feasibility of using Wi-Fi signals to locate a missing person, and also developed hardware and software for SAR systems based around Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). READ MORE

  5. 4. Tjänstehundar inom Polismyndigheten : skadepanorama och hundförares uppfattning om riskmoment för skada

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Isabella Gregeman; Ida Svedenius; [2022]
    Keywords : belgisk vallhund malinois; hundförare; polis; polishundar; Polismyndigheten; riskmoment; rörelseapparaten; skadepanorama; tjänstehundar; tysk schäferhund;

    Abstract : Det övergripande syftet med arbetet var att undersöka skadepanoramat hos polishundar samt intervjua hundförare om riskfaktorer för skada. Detta för att i framtiden kunna förbättra hälsan hos svenska polishundar. Undersökningen utgjordes av en journalstudie, en enkätstudie och en litteraturinsamling. READ MORE

  6. 5. Standing long jump compared to vertical jump as a field test for assessing leg power in firefighter trainees : A correlation study from a gender equality perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

    Author : Mimmi Bringsén-Bornegrim; [2021]
    Keywords : Firefighters; the rescue service; standing long jump; standing broad jump; vertical jump; gender equality; Brandmän; Räddningstjänsten; rektyteringstester; stående längdhopp; vertikalt hopp; jämställdhet;

    Abstract : Background: Within the rescue service, a varied background is needed to increase the possibility of delivering equal service to the citizens. At present, there is a skewed gender distribution within the municipal rescue services, with only a couple of percent of the firefighters being women. READ MORE