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The CRISMA project (www.crismaproject.eu) is a European Union funded project focusing on the simulation of multi-sectoral large scale crisis scenarios that have multi-dimensional effects on society and people. The project aims at the development of a framework to build use case specific tools which will allow decision-makers to cross-examine dynamic crisis scenario evolutions, to set action parameters of operational and strategic activities, and to visualise impacts and crisis evolvement. This will be achieved by providing a modular and open software framework to build planning and decision support systems for modelling and simulating realistic crisis scenarios and their possible consequences.

Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) cannot be managed with existing resources from operational area. The key to MCI management therefore is the efficient use of the few own resources as well as resources from neighboring administrative units by local medical mission commanders. This paper suggests a computer-based modeling and simulation system with a user- and context-adequate interface for testing local MCI mission tactics with realistic spatial and temporal availabilities of rescue units and hospitals in the vicinity of an accident site. From an organizational point of view, the tool could contribute to a holistic quality management approach for improving MCI management by facilitating site-specific resource deployment, mission structure, and patient evacuation planning. This paper describes the interaction concept of a resource planning application and envisions its usage in training courses, in breaks of leading personnel and for elaborating local preparedness plans.

Krisenmanagementsysteme werden sich nur dann flächendeckend durchsetzen können, wenn die Mensch-Computer-Interaktion im Krisenszenario reibungslos funktioniert. Die Berücksichtigung von Usability-Anforderungen sowohl bei der Planung und Entwicklung, als auch bei der Evaluation der Systeme ist daher von besonderer Bedeutung. Leider fehlen den verschiedenen Interessensvertretern verbindliche Standards und konkrete Hilfestellungen, wie Human Centered Design (HCD) in Hinblick auf Krisenmanagementsysteme anwendbar ist. Dieser Artikel beschreibt die geplante Entwicklung eines Leitfadens zur Auswahl und Durchführung von HCD-Methoden bei Krisenmanagementsystemen, insbesondere als abschließende Evaluation solcher Systeme