Crisis Management Ethics
Effectiveness of Emergency Management and Readiness of Trauma:
An issue of primary importance when conducting field work such as is proposed here is the protection of both the privacy and security of those being observed. This is true for both emergency management professionals and for those who may be served in the context of an emergency during the time of our observation. Thus, it is of primary ethical importance that research be conducted with the anonymity of participants properly maintained. The onus to ensure this will fall upon researchers. This is especially important because the head of each trauma unit will be the first point of contact. Given this individual's role in the hierarchy of each facility, it is essential that assurances are made to respondents that their identities will not be associated with specific data sets outside the circle or researchers. Those the head of each trauma unit will be essential in the distribution process, neither this individual...
It is important to produce an evaluation of each of the Connecticut facilities assessed that is free from bias and which accurately reflects the realities at each facility. In particular, because the study intends to differentiate between perceptions of performance in the facilities assessed and the actualities of performance, establishing parameters by which such measurements can be made without undue influence either from researchers or from subjects who…
