Survey of Emergency Management Professionals to Assess Ideal Characteristics of a Photographic-Based Family Reunification Tool

• 2012

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• Sarita Chung; Stephen Monteiro; Sonja Ziniel; Leslie Kalish; Paula Klaman; Michael Shannon
PMID: 22700025DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/dmp.2012.29

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This article discusses the development of a reunification tool using images to help parents locate missing children after a disaster. The study surveyed emergency management professionals to determine the preferred features of such a tool. Most preferred showing unedited images, even if they included facial trauma, but acknowledged it could be emotionally hard for parents. They favored tools that matched most features of the missing child rather than exact matches. In large-scale disasters, participants accepted lower success rates for reunifications as acceptable. The study highlights the need to balance effectiveness and emotional impact in designing these tools.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audience: Emergency Managers

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Recovery; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Algorithms; Attitude of Health Personnel; Disaster Planning; Family; Photography; Emergencies; Emergency Responders

Institutions: Boston Children's Hospital

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