von der Forst, Maik https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5381-6535
Schaefer, Hanne
Mohr, Stefan
Kenngott, Hannes G.
Farjallah, Elyes
Huck, Matthias
Baetzner, Anke S.
Frenkel, Marie Ottilie
Ries, Markus
Loos, Martin
Michalski, Christoph W.
Leowardi, Christine
Weigand, Markus
Popp, Erik
Salg, Gabriel A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3964-3527
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medizinische Fakultät Heidelberg der Universität Heidelberg
Article History
Received: 28 October 2025
Accepted: 27 February 2026
First Online: 9 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the ethics committee of the medical faculty of the University of Heidelberg (S-556/2023) and conducted in accordance with the current version of the Declaration of Helsinki. Employees of Heidelberg University Hospital that participated in the hospital MCI simulation exercise represent the study population. All participants provided written informed consent to participate in the study.
: All participants provided written informed consent to participate in the study and for publication of the study results. Participants provided written informed consent regarding publication of photographs taken during the study.
: Due to the nature and objective of this study, especially with health care staff acting as participants of this study, there was no involvement of patients or the public in design, conduct, reporting and dissemination of this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.