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Successful Implementation of Web-based Medical Screening and Reporting Tools During an Urban Search and Rescue Deployment

A FEMA USAR pilot achieved 100% pre-deployment screening completion and 84% daily injury-and-illness reporting compliance, with users reporting better workflow efficiency.

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  • Author(s): Kael Michael Mlinek; Eric Ernest; Shaila Coffey; Aaron Barksdale

  • Source: PubMed

  • Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press

  • Publication date: 27 April 2026

  • Country: United States

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Why it matters in operational practice: It is a practical example of readiness, welfare and health-information processes being made easier without adding command-post friction.

Operational transferability: Relevant to larger or prolonged SAR deployments, adapted for local clinical governance, data protection and volunteer availability.

Important methodological limitations: Single pilot, self-reported workflow benefits and USAR setting; it does not test clinical outcomes or lowland-SAR operational performance.

Training influence: Exercise pre-deployment readiness checks, daily welfare reporting and clear escalation routes alongside normal incident logging.

SAR training sections: Incident management; field safety; fatigue and welfare; organisational learning; team-leader practice.

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