January 2026
Performance of Prehospital Triage Algorithms in a Simulated Mass-Casualty Incident
Based on our physiological simulation model and our Mass Casualties Triage Simulation, a study evaluate the performance of two triage algorithms.
Results are published in : Performance of Sieve versus SwissPre Prehospital Triage Algorithms in a Simulated Mass-Casualty Incident: A Randomized Open-Label Study, Stuby, L., Fehlmann, C. A., Bellotti, S., Jaccard, D., Good, X., Bourgeois, L., Regard, S., & Suppan, L. (2025). Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X25101568. Open access.
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In mass-casualty incidents (MCIs), effective prehospital triage helps first responders quickly identify who needs urgent care. A new study compared two triage algorithms, the straightforward Sieve method and the more detailed SwissPre approach, in a realistic computer simulation of a fire-related MCI. Participants were randomly assigned one of the two tools and asked to triage 30 simulated patients. The main goal was to see how accurately each algorithm identified patients at highest risk of dying within one hour if untreated.
Overall, the simpler Sieve algorithm slightly outperformed SwissPre in correctly prioritizing critically injured patients, with no meaningful difference in the total time taken to triage. However, the advantage was modest, and because the study used a controlled simulation rather than real-world emergencies, results should be interpreted cautiously. These findings contribute to discussions on optimizing triage tools and highlight the need for further research in real-life MCI settings to guide practical emergency response strategies.
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Novembre 2025
Continuing education for emergency physicians and paramedics
The continuing education day for paramedics and emergency medical directors is organised by Groupe Romand d’Intervention Médicale en cas de Catastrophe (GRIMCA) and Service d’Incendie et de Secours des Montagnes Neuchâteloises.
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Simon Regard (HUG), Eric Golay (HUG) and Dominique Jaccard (HEIG-VD, Albasim) used the “Major Incident Medical Simulation” to lead four training sessions for paramedics and emergency medical doctors.
The feedback from the 38 participants was generally very positive regarding the relevance of the simulation as a training tool. Our observations and the participants’ feedback will enable us to still improve the simulation.
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March 2025
Our PM-Game is featured in a Norwegian educational book
Our Project Management Game (PM-Game)is featured as an example and use case in the book ‘Practice-orientated and student-active learning: Labour market relevance and academic values in higher education’.
The chapter ‘Introducing practice in project management education: Can serious games bridge the gap between theory and practice?’ was written in collaboration between the University of Agder (Magnus Mikael Hellström, Knut Erik Bonnier, Aima Khan) and AlbaSim (Dominique Jaccard).
The book, in Norwegian, is published in open access.