Research Article

A 36-Hour Unplugged Full-Scale Exercise: Closing the Gaps in Interagency Collaboration between the Disaster Medical Assistance Team and Urban Search and Rescue Team in Disaster Preparedness in Taiwan

Table 3

Self-reported health assessment information for all DMAT members.

ItemAverage ± SDRange

All vital signsn = 444
 Systolic blood pressure128.0 ± 7.2 mmHg84–177
 Diastolic blood pressure80.7 ± 5.3 mmHg50–117
 Heart rate76.0 ± 0.0/min48–123
 Respiratory rate19.3 ± 1.1/min10–24
 Body temperature36.0 ± 0.0°C34.1–38.1
 Pulse oximeter97.8 ± 1.4%94–100

Data with abnormal vital signsNPercentage
 Systolic blood pressure >130 mmHg13730.9
 Diastolic blood pressure >80 mmHg18641.9
 Heart rate >100 (beats per minute)4610.4
 Respiratory rate >20 (rate per minute)40.9
 Body temperature >38°C30.7
 Pulse oximeter <95 (%)20.4

A total of 444 vital sign data points were collected during the full-scale exercise; SD: standard deviation.