Development and testing of an algorithm for efficient resource positioning in pre-hospital emergency care.
Response times for pre-hospital emergency care may be improved with the use of algorithms that analyzes historical patterns in incident location and suggests optimal places for pre-positioning of emergency response units. We will develop such an algorithm based on cluster analysis and test whether it leads to significant improvement in mileage when compared to actual historical data of dispatching based on fixed stations.
Saini
Devashish
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University of Alabama at Birmingham, Webb 534, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Mazza
Giovanni
G
Shah
Najaf
N
Mirza
Muzna
M
Gori
Mandar M
MM
Nandigam
Hari Krishna
HK
Orthner
Helmuth F
HF
D000465:Algorithms; D000552:Ambulances; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors