Real-Life Exercises as a Tool in Security Research and Civil Protection – Options for Data Collections

A real-life exercise is a scientific method used by the TH Köln to generate data sets of new technologies and operational concepts derived from research projects. The Institute of Rescue Engineering and Civil Protection (German acronym: IRG) uses a real-time locating system (RTLS), video surveillance, observers and a mass casualty incident benchmark to generate motion profiles, information flows and information on the quality of care. In this practitioner paper these different methods will be discussed and the combination of different data is described. Furthermore, an outlook is given on the extent to which the method will be improved and expanded in the future. Concluding it can be said that the combination of all collected data is essential for the evaluation of a real-life exercise in security research or civil protection