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Erik Prytz
Erik Prytz, 2026

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.

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Exploring teamwork, trust, and emergency response competence in emergent ad-hoc immediate responder groups: an experimental simulation study

Wilhelm Brodin, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Mikael Johansson, Erik Prytz

Assessing the impact of evaluations of crisis management efforts

Anton Björnqvist, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Erik Prytz, Björn J. E. Johansson, Peter Berggren

Digitalized co-production of emergency response: ICT-enabled dispatch and coordination of volunteers at the emergency site

Sofie Pilemalm, Anna Follin, Erik Prytz

Driver’s gaze behavior when approached by an emergency vehicle – The effects of in-car warnings and system introduction

Kajsa Weibull, Björn Lidestam, Erik Prytz

From Dispatch to Impact: Evaluating ICT-enabled Co-production of Emergency Response

Wael Alkusaibati, Sofie Pilemalm, Tobias Andersson Granberg, Erik Prytz, Nicklas Ennab Vogel

Human-Systems Integration and Distributed Expertise Coordination for Humanitarian Operations

Barrett S. Caldwell, Jens Alfredson, Erik Prytz, Cioli Barazandeh

Immediate responders’ experience of collaboration in first aid groups: a work-in-progress interview study

Wilhelm Brodin, Erik Prytz, Carl-Oscar Jonson

Prioritization of victims with traumatic bleeding among medical laypeople – An experimental study

Marc Friberg, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Erik Prytz

The effect of leadership, emotional stability, and expertise marker on swift trust in first aid: a text-vignette study

Wilhelm Brodin, Fredrik Fernlund, Erik Prytz

The Three Sub-Phases Before a Crisis

Anton Björnqvist, Linnea Klingberg, Erik Prytz, Björn Johansson, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Jenny Pettersson, Jessica Frisk, Peter Berggren

Trajectories of attention and control in human-machine interactions: the case of swarms in maritime search and rescue

Oscar Bjurling, Mattias Arvola, Jens Alfredson, Erik Prytz, Tom Ziemke

Decision Making in a Strategic Medical Command and Control Team During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study

Jenny Pettersson, Erik Prytz, Marc Friberg, Anton Björnqvist, Peter Berggren, Jessica Frisk, Carl-Oscar Jonson

False Alarm Effects in Early Warnings for Emergency Vehicles: Exploring Drivers Move-Over Behavior

Kajsa Weibull, Bjorn Lidestam, Erik Prytz

Geofencing to prevent collisions in drivers’ interactions with emergency vehicles

Kajsa Weibull, Tereza Kunclová, Björn Lidestam, Erik Prytz

Optimizing timing for emergency vehicle approaching warnings

Kajsa Weibull, Björn Lidestam, Erik Prytz

The coordination and leadership in first aid ad-hoc immediate responder groups: a work-in-progress

Erik Prytz, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Wilhelm Brodin

Critical Decision-making in Medical Command and Control During Early Covid-19: An Interview Study

Jenny Pettersson, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Marc Friberg, Anton Björnqvist, Peter Berggren, Jessica Frisk, Erik Prytz

Development and validation of a Repeatable Exsanguination Simulator Using Live Tissue (RESULT)

Lukas Arkestål, Marc Friberg, Per Loftås, Erik Prytz, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Johan Junker

Framtidens Skadeplats 2023

Erik Prytz, Susanna Lönnqvist

Full SPEED ahead

Björn Lidestam, Kajsa Weibull, Erik Prytz

Identifying Core Competencies for Medical Command and Control Teams Managing Covid-19

Carl-Oscar Jonson, Jenny Pettersson, Marc Friberg, Anton Björnqvist, Peter Berggren, Björn Johansson, Erik Prytz

Potential of Cooperative Intelligent Transport System Services to Mitigate Risk Factors Associated With Emergency Vehicle Accidents

Kajsa Weibull, Bjorn Lidestam, Erik Prytz

Projekt Säker Patientvård Under Transport (SPURT)

Erik Prytz, Björn Lidestam

Recommendations for Placement of Bleeding Control Kits in Public Spaces-A Simulation Study

Krisjanis Steins, Craig Goolsby, Anna-Maria Grönbäck, Nathan Charlton, Kevin Anderson, Nicole Dacuyan-Faucher, Erik Prytz, Tobias Andersson Granberg, Carl-Oscar Jonson

The effect of cold hands on immediate responder's tourniquet application ability: A within-group trial

Wilhelm Brodin, Marc Friberg, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Erik Prytz

The Effect of Different Degrees of Cold Exposure on Medical Laypeople’s Tourniquet Application Time and Quality: A Within-Group Trial

Wilhelm Brodin, Marc Friberg, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Erik Prytz

The Effects of Including Blood in First Aid Training on Confidence in Bleeding Control Ability and Intent to Aid

Marc Friberg, Wilhelm Brodin, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Erik Prytz

The Effects of Stress on Tourniquet Application and CPR Performance in Layperson and Professional Civilian Populations

Marc Friberg, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Victor Jaeger, Erik Prytz

The Untrained Publics Ability to Apply the Layperson Audiovisual Assist Tourniquet vs a Combat Application Tourniquet: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Craig Goolsby, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Eric Goralnick, Nicole Dacuyan-Faucher, Keke Schuler, Curt Kothera, Amit Shah, Jeremy Cannon, Erik Prytz

Training Effectiveness Factors Associated with Laypeople Hemorrhage Control Training

Marc Friberg, Wilhelm Brodin, Lukas Arkestål, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Erik Prytz

Vad motiverar frivilliga att fortsätta vara frivilliga?

Petter Norrblom, Erik Prytz, Sofie Pilemalm, Tobias Andersson Granberg, Carl-Oscar Jonson

What motivates and demotivates emergency response volunteers? A survey-based factor analysis study

Erik Prytz, Petter Norrblom, Sofie Pilemalm, Tobias Andersson Granberg, Carl-Oscar Jonson

Where and how do people search for medical emergency equipment in public buildings?<em> </em>

Petter Norrblom, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Erik Prytz

Connecting resilience concepts to operational behaviour

Jenny Pettersson, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Peter Berggren, Jonas Hermelin, Jiri Trnka, Rogier Woltjer, Erik Prytz

The Effect of Presence of Blood on Medical Laypeople’s Ability to Perform First Aid for Massive Bleeding

Wilhelm Brodin, Marc Friberg, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Erik Prytz

Comparing Blood Loss Estimates by Medical Laypeople in Online and In-person Formats using SABLE

Rachel Phillips, Marc Friberg, Mattias Lantz Cronqvist, Erik Prytz

Information overload in Swedish emergency response command and control functions

Jacob Weilandt, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Erik Prytz

Laypeople perception and interpretation of simulated life-threatening bleeding

Erik Prytz, Rachel Phillips, Susanna Lönnqvist, Marc Friberg, Carl-Oscar Jonson

Mechanical Assessment of Tissue Properties During Tourniquet Application

Alexander W. Hooke, M. Susan Hallbeck, Erik Prytz, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Bethany R. Lowndes

Recommended Process Outcome Measures for Stop the Bleed Education Programs

Kandra Strauss-Riggs, Thomas D. Kirsch, Erik Prytz, Richard C. Hunt, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Jon Krohmer, Ira Nemeth, Craig Goolsby

Tillbaka till Framtidens Skadeplats

Erik Prytz, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Sofie Pilemalm, Rebecca Stenberg, Tobias Andersson Granberg, Magnus Bång, Susanna Lönnqvist

Uppföljning av Stop the Bleed-utbildning för räddningstjänsten

Katarina Iversen, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Erik Prytz

Defining a Research Agenda for Layperson Prehospital Hemorrhage Control A Consensus Statement

Eric Goralnick, Chibuike Ezeibe, Muhammad Ali Chaudhary, Justin McCarty, Juan P. Herrera-Escobar, Tomas Andriotti, Elzerie de Jager, Daniel Ospina-Delgado, Craig Goolsby, Richard Hunt, Joel S. Weissman, Adil Haider, Lenworth Jacobs, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Erik Prytz

Evaluating the Effect of Bleeding Control Kit Locations for a Mass Casualty Incident Using Discrete Event Simulation

Erik Prytz, Anna-Maria Grönbäck, Krisjanis Steins, Craig Goolsby, Tobias Andersson Granberg, Carl-Oscar Jonson

Operationalising resilience for disaster medicine practitioners

Jonas Hermelin, Kristofer Bengtsson, Rogier Woltjer, Jiri Trnka, Mirko Thorstensson, Jenny Pettersson, Erik Prytz, Carl-Oscar Jonson

Sensor Requirements for Logistics Analysis of Emergency Incident Sites

Tobias Andersson Granberg, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Erik Prytz, Krisjanis Steins, Martin Waldemarsson

Visual Blood Loss Estimation Accuracy

Rachel Phillips, Marc Friberg, Mattias Lantz Cronqvist, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Erik Prytz

Visual estimates of blood loss by medical laypeople: Effects of blood loss volume, victim gender, and perspective

Rachel Phillips, Marc Friberg, Mattias Lantz Cronqvist, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Erik Prytz

A pilot investigation of the effect of transport-related factors on care quality in a moving ambulance

Erik Prytz, Zandra Åkerstedt, Björn Lidestam, Maria Lampi, Carl-Oscar Jonson

Akutvård under ambulansfärd

Björn Lidestam, Erik Prytz, Zandra Åkerstedt

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Reports

KMC simulation capabilities

Peter Berggren, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Erik Prytz

Metodansats för utvärdering av Region Östergötland Regionala Särskilda Sjukvårdsledningsinsats under covid-19

Peter Berggren, Jenny Pettersson, Marc Friberg, Anton Björnqvist, Erik Prytz, Björn Johansson, Jessica Frisk, Carl-Oscar Jonson