KMC: part of Region Östergötland
What is KMC?
The Center for Disaster Medicine (KMC) brings together expert competence and training in prehospital care, crisis and disaster medical preparedness, crisis support, disaster medicine research, safety and the environment. Together with Linköping University we are a national knowledge centre in disaster medicine with a focus on traumatology, on assignment from the National Board of Health and Welfare.
KMC stewards several established national concepts, such as Emergo Train System (ETS), Prehospital Emergency Medical Command (PS) and Stop the Bleed. KMC is also home to the International Medical Programme (IMP), which works with long-term care and leads international projects. We are part of Region Östergötland.
Researchers
Researchers & research leaders at KMC
We lead and conduct research at KMC.
Lukas Arkestål, MSc
Doctoral student
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Researches applied traumatology with a focus on simulation-based trauma training, training in resource-limited environments, and how education can be designed to work in real-world settings. Lukas is a doctoral student at Linköping University.
Latest publications (of 2):
Peter Berggren, Docent
Research leader:
Organization & leadership
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Researches cognitive science with a focus on crisis management, collaboration and decision-making in complex and safety-critical contexts, and how simulation and training can be designed to work in practice.
Latest publications (of 49):
Dissertation:
Latest reports (of 10):
- Use and utility of Emergo Train System® Senior Instructors' experiences from 24 different countries
- Utvärdering av RTJ-övning med ETS-RTÖG v45 2021
- Utvärdering av RTJ-övning med ETS. RTÖG v10 2021.
- Validering av tid för perifer ventkateter
- KMC simulation capabilities
- Metodansats för utvärdering av Region Östergötland Regionala Särskilda Sjukvårdsledningsinsats under covid-19
- Validation of new ETS material Patient bank for Bomb blast victims Tested by ICRC Jordan
- Utvärdering av modul räddningstjänst för Emergo Train System
- Assessment of project possibilities Nepal
- IMP projektredovisning 2017
Anton Björnqvist, MSc
Doctoral student
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Researches crisis management with a focus on how evaluations of exercises and interventions can be designed to support organisational learning and lead to practical benefit in handling future crises. Anton is a doctoral student at Linköping University.
Latest publications (of 11):
Latest reports (of 3):
- Analys av Region Östergötlands utvärderingar inom det kris och katastrofmedicinska området avseende genomförande, resultat och effekt
- Utvärdering Kallt Väder Enkäter och fokusgruppintervjuer
- Metodansats för utvärdering av Region Östergötland Regionala Särskilda Sjukvårdsledningsinsats under covid-19
Wilhelm Brodin, MSc
Doctoral student
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Researches applied traumatology with a focus on collaboration and meaning-making during early relief efforts. Wilhelm is a doctoral student at Linköping University.
Latest publications (of 10):
- 2026 — Exploring teamwork, trust, and emergency response competence in emergent ad-hoc immediate responder groups: an experimental simulation study
- 2025 — Immediate responders’ experience of collaboration in first aid groups: a work-in-progress interview study
- 2025 — The effect of leadership, emotional stability, and expertise marker on swift trust in first aid: a text-vignette study
My research focuses on trauma and emergency care, with particular emphasis on prehospital care, critically ill patients, military medicine, and healthcare in armed conflicts.
My work spans epidemiological studies of trauma and prehospital care to research on critically ill patients, military medicine, and healthcare in disaster and conflict settings. A particular focus is health systems’ ability to identify, prioritise, and treat severely injured patients, and on how organisation, decision-making, and medical interventions affect patient outcomes. Through national and international collaborations, I study both everyday acute conditions and how care functions under extraordinary circumstances, with the aim of strengthening medical preparedness and improving survival and recovery after injury and illness.
My work spans epidemiological studies of trauma and prehospital care to research on critically ill patients, military medicine, and healthcare in disaster and conflict settings. A particular focus is health systems’ ability to identify, prioritise, and treat severely injured patients, and on how organisation, decision-making, and medical interventions affect patient outcomes. Through national and international collaborations, I study both everyday acute conditions and how care functions under extraordinary circumstances, with the aim of strengthening medical preparedness and improving survival and recovery after injury and illness.
Latest publications (of 7):
- 2025 — Decision-making during training of a Swedish navy command and control team: a quantitative study of workload effects
- 2025 — The Russo-Ukrainian War's toll on paediatric health during the first two years and future research directions: a scoping review
- 2025 — War's youngest victims: a descriptive cross-sectional study on injury distributions, severity patterns, and outcomes among paediatric trauma patients in Kharkiv, Ukraine
Dissertation:
2017 — Injury mortality in Sweden; changes over time and the effect of age and injury mechanism
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Researches how laypeople can perceive, assess and act in life-threatening situations. Marc is a doctoral student at Linköping University.
Latest publications (of 18):
- 2026 — Perceiving Emergencies: Laypeople's Judgement, Stress, and Performance in Traumatic Bleeding
- 2025 — Prioritization of victims with traumatic bleeding among medical laypeople – An experimental study
- 2024 — Decision Making in a Strategic Medical Command and Control Team During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study
Dissertation:
2026 — Perceiving Emergencies: Laypeople's Judgement, Stress, and Performance in Traumatic Bleeding
Latest reports (of 1):
Researches how professionals in healthcare can develop shared capacity for action in complex work environments where collaboration and responsibility are shared across several roles. Ruhija defended her doctorate in 2026 with the dissertation Developing non-technical skills through designed experiential learning: participatory research in a Balkan healthcare context.
Latest publications (of 9):
Dissertation:
2026 — Developing non-technical skills through designed experiential learning
Latest reports (of 1):
Aksel Holmgren, MSc
Doctoral student
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Researches how people collaborate with robots in rescue situations, and how this affects work in acute and high-risk environments. Aksel is a doctoral student at Linköping University.
Arthur Johnson
Doctoral student
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Researches how surgical care functions when healthcare systems are under extreme pressure, from mass-casualty events and disasters in the Nordic region to prolonged resource shortages in low- and middle-income countries. Arthur is a doctoral student at Linköping University.
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Researches disaster medicine and how medical interventions can be improved during accidents, crises and disasters, with the aim of strengthening healthcare capability.
Latest publications (of 50):
- 2026 — Exploring teamwork, trust, and emergency response competence in emergent ad-hoc immediate responder groups: an experimental simulation study
- 2026 — The effects of learning during Swedish naval training: a quantitative study of simulation-based exercises-a case study
- 2025 — Assessing the impact of evaluations of crisis management efforts
Dissertation:
2007 — The Importance of CTLA-4 and HLA Class II for Type 1 Diabetes Immunology
Latest reports (of 2):
Johan Junker, Docent
Research leader:
Traumatology
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Researches the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic methods for both acute and hard-to-heal wounds, from new antimicrobial treatments for wound infections to combinations of cells and biomaterials for skin regeneration.
Latest publications (of 25):
- 2026 — Antimicrobial Peptide-Modified Nanocellulose-Silver Nanoparticle Composite Wound Dressings
- 2026 — Enzyme responsive antimicrobial hyaluronan-nanocellulose hybrid wound dressings for the treatment of infected wounds
- 2026 — Protein-capped mesoporous silica SBA-15 enables protease-responsive and controlled antimicrobial peptide delivery
Dissertation:
Lars Kåreklint, PhD
Research leader:
Education
Researches how learning spreads and is translated into practice through train-the-trainer models, with particular focus on how people and organisations develop shared capacity for action.
Latest publications (of 3):
Dissertation:
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Researches preparedness planning from a disaster medicine perspective.
Latest publications (of 5):
- 2025 — Incidence, treatment, and survival of patients with appendiceal adenocarcinomas and low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms: linked Swedish national registry study
- 2024 — Assessment by a multidisciplinary team conference affects treatment strategy and overall survival in patients with synchronous colorectal liver metastases
- 2023 — Development and validation of a Repeatable Exsanguination Simulator Using Live Tissue (RESULT)
Dissertation:
2016 — Response to neoadjuvant treatment in rectal cancer surgery
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Researches how the reliability of simple clinical assessments of circulation can be understood and interpreted to provide meaningful information about the patient's physiological state. Frida defended her doctorate in 2026 with the dissertation Under Pressure: Microcirculatory Dynamics and Capillary Refill Assessment in Provocation and Hemodynamic Stress.
Latest publications (of 1):
Dissertation:
Maximilian Nerlander
Doctoral student
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Researches healthcare preparedness in asymmetric armed conflicts.
Latest publications (of 6):
- 2026 — From Simulation to Survival: Managing an Emergency Department Under the Threat of a Ballistic Missile Attack
- 2026 — Injuries while seeking shelter during air-raid sirens: A retrospective comparative study from two armed conflicts in Israel
- 2026 — Preparing Local Professional Community Emergency Response Teams for Mass Casualty Incidents: Lessons Learned from Israel Since October 7, 2023
Johanna Nählinder, Docent
Research leader:
Innovation & implementation
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Researcher with an interest in innovations and learning evaluations linked to preparedness and disaster medicine.
Latest publications (of 1):
Dissertation:
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Researches how resilience is formed and maintained in medical incident command during special incidents. Jenny defended her doctorate in 2024 with the dissertation Resilience in medical incident command.
Latest publications (of 15):
Dissertation:
Latest reports (of 1):
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Researches resilient healthcare systems that can effectively handle disasters and complex surgical needs globally.
Latest publications (of 8):
- 2026 — Dispatch in disasters - a descriptive analysis of pre-hospital surge capacity in Rwanda's Emergency medical services
- 2025 — DISTRACT study: evaluating kaleidoscope distraction as part of multimodal pain management in paediatric dressing changes – study protocol of a single centre randomised trial
- 2025 — Quantitative Assessment of Surge Capacity in Rwandan Trauma Hospitals
Dissertation:
Erik Prytz, Professor
Research leader:
Human factors
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Researches practical problems in safety-critical domains based on principles and knowledge from the Human Factors research field.
Latest publications (of 50):
- 2026 — Exploring teamwork, trust, and emergency response competence in emergent ad-hoc immediate responder groups: an experimental simulation study
- 2025 — Assessing the impact of evaluations of crisis management efforts
- 2025 — Digitalized co-production of emergency response: ICT-enabled dispatch and coordination of volunteers at the emergency site
Latest reports (of 2):
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Researcher in experimental traumatology; lecturer in biomedicine and scientific methods; informatics and web. Expertise in tissue engineering and tissue development.
Latest publications (of 12):
- 2026 — Antimicrobial Peptide-Modified Nanocellulose-Silver Nanoparticle Composite Wound Dressings
- 2026 — Enzyme responsive antimicrobial hyaluronan-nanocellulose hybrid wound dressings for the treatment of infected wounds
- 2025 — Biphasic Granular Bioinks for Biofabrication of High Cell Density Constructs for Dermal Regeneration
Dissertation:
Rozalin Shamasha, MSc
Doctoral student
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Researches how biofabrication and 3D bioprinting can be used to create functional skin for treating extensive skin injuries. Rozalin is a doctoral student at Linköping University.
Latest publications (of 3):
- 2026 — Enzyme responsive antimicrobial hyaluronan-nanocellulose hybrid wound dressings for the treatment of infected wounds
- 2025 — Biphasic Granular Bioinks for Biofabrication of High Cell Density Constructs for Dermal Regeneration
- 2023 — Nanocellulose composite wound dressings for real-time pH wound monitoring
Zeljana Sotra, MSc
Doctoral student
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Researches strategies to prevent infections and promote wound healing by combining advanced biomaterials with antimicrobial methods to develop more effective and clinically relevant treatments for patients in need. Zeljana is a doctoral student at Linköping University.
Latest publications (of 6):
- 2026 — Antimicrobial Peptide-Modified Nanocellulose-Silver Nanoparticle Composite Wound Dressings
- 2026 — Enzyme responsive antimicrobial hyaluronan-nanocellulose hybrid wound dressings for the treatment of infected wounds
- 2025 — Controlled Release of Antimicrobial Peptides from Nanocellulose Wound Dressings for Treatment of Wound Infections
Shora Zamani Fekri, MD
Doctoral student
Researches hard-to-heal wounds and the development of new treatment strategies that strengthen skin healing, reduce complications and contribute to more effective and sustainable wound care. Shora is a doctoral student at Linköping University.