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To explore how members of disaster-deployable emergency medical teams conceptualize disaster response readiness and define its essential operational dimensions.

August 16, 2026BMC Emergency MedicineOpen Access

From professional competence to coordinated field functioning: a qualitative study of disaster response readiness among members of disaster-deployable emergency medical teams in China

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LYLei YueChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College HDHao DaiHong Kong Polytechnic University XZXia ZengUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China

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Qualitative study reveals disaster readiness relies on coordinated field functioning in deployable medical teams, highlighting the need for adaptive team-based training.

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To explore how members of disaster-deployable emergency medical teams conceptualize disaster response readiness and define its essential operational dimensions.
Conducted a two-phase qualitative descriptive study utilizing semi-structured, face-to-face in-depth interviews with members of three national disaster-deployable emergency medical teams in Sichuan Province, China.
Interviewed 29 participants in Phase 1, followed by 9 supplementary interviews in Phase 2 to deepen emerging concepts, followed by sequential and integrated thematic analysis.
Identified four interconnected readiness themes: professional competence as a foundation, task reorientation from hospital care to field conditions, sustained functioning under uncertainty and danger, and collective enactment through leadership and team systems.
Observed role-specific variations in readiness priorities, where clinical staff highlighted triage, care adaptation, and stamina, whereas logistical and leadership personnel emphasized coordination, command order, and support infrastructure.

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Yue et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a81796af2fb91fc834ac998 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-026-01734-1

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Qualitative study reveals disaster readiness relies on coordinated field functioning in deployable medical teams, highlighting the need for adaptive team-based training.

From professional competence to coordinated field functioning: a qualitative study of disaster response readiness among members of disaster-deployable emergency medical teams in China

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From professional competence to coordinated field functioning: a qualitative study of disaster response readiness among members of disaster-deployable emergency medical teams in China

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