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Citation

Grugle NL, Kleiner BM. Appl. Ergon. 2007; 38(5): 591-600.

Affiliation

Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Avenue, SH 223, Cleveland, OH 44115-2214, USA. n.grugle@csuohio.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.apergo.2006.08.003

PMID

17049477

Abstract

In the event of a nuclear, biological, or chemical terrorist attack against civilians, both military and civilian emergency response teams must be able to respond and operate efficiently while wearing protective equipment. Chemical protective equipment protects the user by providing a barrier between the individual and hazardous environment. Unfortunately, the same equipment that is designed to support the user can potentially cause heat stress, reduced task efficiency, and reduced range-of-motion. Targeted Acceptable Responses to Generated Events of Tasks (TARGETS), an event-based team performance measurement methodology was used to investigate the effects of Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) on the behavioral processes underlying team performance during simulated rescue tasks. In addition, this study determined which team processes were related to team performance outcomes. Results of six primary analyses indicated that team process performance was not degraded by MOPP 4 on any rescue task and that the team processes critical for successful task performance are task-dependent. This article discusses the implications of these results with respect to the study design and the limitations of using an event-based team performance measurement methodology.


Language: en

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