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A collaboration between LiU and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency which aims to consolidate and strengthen LiU's research in risk, response and rescue area.

Knowledge within the field of disaster medicine forms the basis of the preparedness of the health care system for disastrous events.

The project aims to improve the working conditions of ambulance workers with regards to their ability to provide safe and efficient care during emergency transport.

The research effort “Stop the Bleed” includes several research projects that all aim to improve society’s response to traumatic bleedings.

This project aims at developing a comprehensive strategy for the treatment of wounds using novel technology; modulation of the wound microenvironment using a wound chamber.

Where should bleeding control equipment be located to save as many lives as possible? Researchers have found the answer to this through computer simulations of a bomb exploding in a shopping centre.

Researchers have studied whether laypeople realise the severity of the situation when someone in their proximity begins to bleed. The results show a discrepancy related to the victim’s gender: for a woman losing blood, blood loss were underestimated.

The British researcher Dr. Lorna Dennison-Wilkins research about how to facilitate the search for a person in water. She has started a collaboration with CARER and she is impressed with how LiU collaborates with authorities and others in this area.

Any incident with many casualties places stress on the medical care system. LiU researchers have been able to review major incidents in Rwanda, Africa, using a new method.

Two young researchers from LiU have been selected to participate in the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in June 2023. Lotta Velin and Damon Frampton are among 600 young researchers from around the world who will meet 40 Nobel laureates in Germany.