title: Development and testing of an algorithm for efficient resource positioning in pre-hospital emergency care.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Webb 534, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
authors.forename: Devashish
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saini
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mazza
authors.forename: Najaf
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Muzna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mirza
authors.forename: Mandar M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gori
authors.forename: Hari Krishna
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Nandigam
authors.forename: Helmuth F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Orthner
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000552:Ambulances; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors