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Author
Saunders, W.
Title
Coping With Aircraft Emergencies and Building Fires: Some Exploratory Qualitative (Grounded Theory) Studies of the Personal Experiences of People Invovled in Two Types of Emergencies.
Coporate
Victoria Univ., Australia
Book or Conf
Human Behavior in Fire: Public Fire Safety - Professionals in Partnership. International Symposium, 3rd. Proceedings. September 1-3, 2004, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, Belfast, N. Ireland, 257-266 p., 2004
Keywords
human behavior | fire safety | decision making | building fires | emegencies | entrapment | training | aircraft emergencies | hazards | human response | World Trade Center | data analysis | mortality
Identifiers
individuals try to make sense of and then deal with emergency situations; design and refinement of emergency guidelines and safety training procedures; interviews with six people (four passengers, a co-pilot and one ex-flight attendant); abbreviated Grounded Theory approach; coping with the emergency; vulnerability and mortality; disreality; control; isconnection