NCT06913010

DV 100 as a Framework for the Hospital Incident Command System

The Service Regulation DV 100 as an Organizational Structure for Establishing the Hospital Incident Command System

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University Hospital Heidelberg · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

There is limited scientific research on the organizational structure of the Hospital Incident Command System. The Hospital Alarm and Emergency Planning manual by the German Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) recommends a continental staff system-based organization, as outlined in the Service Regulation DV 100, similar to military, fire, and police structures. This approach is frequently discussed at professional conferences, but evidence on its functionality in hospitals is lacking. This study aims to generate new insights into the use of a continental staff system-based Hospital Incident Command System and qualitatively analyze transition and communication processes within the command structure.

Conditions

• Disaster
• Crisis Response Plan
• Emergency
• Communication

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	No interventions.	This is an observational study with no interventions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-29
• Primary completion: 2026-04-29
• Completion: 2026-10-31
• First posted: 2025-04-06
• Last updated: 2025-07-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany