Evacuation solutions for individuals with functional limitations in the built environment: a scoping review protocol

Systematic Reviews

Brad W. R. Roberts¹  Albert H. Vette²  Waqas Sajid³  Steven Pong³  Yashoda Sharma³  Abdulrahman Al Bochi⁴  Cesar Marquez-Chin⁵  Tilak Dutta⁵  Jessica Babineau⁶  Mark Weiler⁷ 

[1]Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering, 9211 116 Street NW, T6G 1H9, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

[2]Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering, 9211 116 Street NW, T6G 1H9, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

[3]Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Alberta Health Services, 10230 111 Avenue NW, T5G 0B7, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

[4]KITE – Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, M5G 2A2, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

[5]KITE – Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, M5G 2A2, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

[6]Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, M5B 2K3, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

[7]KITE – Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, M5G 2A2, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

[8]Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, M5S 3G9, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

[9]Library & Information Services, University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, M5G 2A2, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

[10]Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue W, N2L 3C5, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

关键词: Buildings;    Built environment;    Canada;    Egress solutions;    Evacuation guidelines;    Evacuation solutions;    Functional limitations;    Impairments;    Scoping review;    Scoping review protocol;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13643-021-01844-w

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundWhether due to aging, disability, injury, or other circumstances, an increasing number of Canadians experience functional limitations that reduce their ability to participate in activities of daily life. While the built environment has become increasingly accessible, existing Canadian evacuation guidelines lack comprehensive strategies for evacuating individuals with functional limitations from buildings during emergencies. To inform guideline revisions, a map of existing solutions for evacuating such individuals is required. Therefore, this scoping review aims to provide an account of solutions that have been reported to safely evacuate individuals with functional limitations from the built environment.MethodsWe will conduct a scoping review using the Arksey and O’Malley methodological framework. To identify potentially relevant studies, comprehensive searches (from January 2002 onwards) of the CINAHL, Ei Compendex, Inspec, Embase, MEDLINE, KCI, RSCI, SciELO CI, Web of Science Collection, and Scopus databases will be performed. Using a set of inclusion and exclusion criteria, two reviewers will independently (1) classify identified studies as relevant, irrelevant, or maybe relevant by evaluating their titles and abstracts and (2) classify the relevant and maybe relevant studies as included or excluded by evaluating their full-text. From each included study, data on publication information, study purpose, methodological details, evacuation information, and outcomes will be extracted using a set of data extraction items. We will present a numerical summary of the key characteristics of the included studies. For each evacuation activity, reported evacuation solutions will be summarized, and citations provided for functional limitations that are targeted by a given evacuation solution. To inform Canadian evacuation guideline revisions, we will tabulate evacuation activities common to different types of buildings and emergencies.DiscussionTo our knowledge, this will be the first scoping review to identify the state and use of solutions for evacuating individuals with functional limitations from the built environment. Identifying solutions that enable all individuals to safely evacuate from different types of buildings will allow us to inform recommendations for the revision of evacuation guidelines in Canada and other jurisdictions. The findings of this scoping review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal, presented at relevant conferences, and made publicly available on the internet.Systematic review registrationOpen Science Framework: osf.io/jefgy

【 授权许可】

CC BY