Locating emergency medical services in small town and rural settings.
Locating emergency medical services in small town and rural settings presents subtle, but significant differences to those in metropolitan areas. The lack of service mix and unit choice, the measurement of response time in minutes rather than seconds, and the limits of the planning environment are discussed. Using time-distance comparisons and location-allocation techniques within a microcomputing environment, some aspects of planning emergency medical services are illustrated within the context of the Kingston (Ontario) Regional Ambulance Service.
Halseth
G
G
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Rosenberg
M W
MW
D000552:Ambulances / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009864:Ontario; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012423:Rural Health; D017062:Small-Area Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014195:Travel; D014507:Urbanization