scholarly journals The Effect of Applying Global Positioning System in Ambulances on Response Time of Tehran Emergency Medical Service

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Delshad ◽  
H. Shemshad ◽  
Mj. Moradian ◽  
S. Ahmadi ◽  
L. Malkyan ◽  
...  
2009 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 899-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard P. Gonzalez ◽  
Glenn R. Cummings ◽  
Madhuri S. Mulekar ◽  
Shana M. Harlan ◽  
Charles B. Rodning

The industrial revolution 4.0 demands the convenience of a human life facility. Not to forget also in the cleaning service. When we will dispose of trash, we do not need to look for the trash can, it is precisely the trash can that will approach us. This smartphone-based application uses the A * (A star) algorithm as the basis for its work, while for communication between smartphones with the trash can system using blue tooth. The smartphone sends its coordinate position through the Global Positioning System facility, then the trash can system will search for the sender's location. The experimental results show that the average stopping distance indoors without barrier is 7.03 meters with an average time response of 25.3 seconds, the average stopping distance in the room with a barrier of 7.2 meters with the average response time 3.6 seconds average, stopping distance outdoor without a barrier of 5.7 meters with an average response time of 258.3 seconds, and the average outdoor stopping distance with a barrier of 2.73 meters with a response an average time of 141.3 seconds.


2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 463-471
Author(s):  
Xiao-qian Chen ◽  
Zi-feng Liu ◽  
Shi-kun Zhong ◽  
Xing-tang Niu ◽  
Yi-xiang Huang ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. S74-S81
Author(s):  
Lena Karlsson ◽  
Carolina M Hansen ◽  
Christina Vourakis ◽  
Christopher LF Sun ◽  
Shahzleen Rajan ◽  
...  

Aims: Most out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur at home with dismal bystander defibrillation rates. We investigated automated external defibrillator coverage of home arrests, and the proportion potentially reachable with an automated external defibrillator before emergency medical service arrival according to different bystander activation strategies. Methods and results: Cardiac arrests in homes (private/nursing/senior homes) in Copenhagen, Denmark (2008–2016) and registered automated external defibrillators (2007–2016), were identified. Automated external defibrillator coverage (distance from arrest to automated external defibrillator) and accessibility at the time of arrest were examined according to route distance to nearest automated external defibrillator and emergency medical service response time. The proportion of arrests reachable with an automated external defibrillator by bystander was calculated using two-way (from patient to automated external defibrillator and back) and one-way (from automated external defibrillator to patient) potential activation strategies. Of 1879 home arrests, automated external defibrillator coverage ≤100 m was low (6.3%) and a two-way bystander could potentially only retrieve an accessible automated external defibrillator before emergency medical service in 31.1% ( n=37) of cases. If a bystander only needed to travel one-way to bring an automated external defibrillator (≤100 m, ≤250 m and ≤500 m), 45.4% ( n=54/119), 37.1% ( n=196/529) and 29.8% ( n=350/1174) could potentially be reached before the emergency medical service based on current automated external defibrillator accessibility. Conclusions: Few home arrests were reachable with an automated external defibrillator before emergency medical service if bystanders needed to travel from patient to automated external defibrillator and back. However, nearly one-third of arrests ≤500 m of an automated external defibrillator could be reached before emergency medical service arrival if the bystander only needed to travel one-way from the automated external defibrillator to the patient.


2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 373-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sc Hung ◽  
Yh Li ◽  
Mc Chen ◽  
Sw Lai ◽  
Fc Sung ◽  
...  

Background This study explored the emergency medical service (EMS) in rural mountain areas in Taiwan to establish the public health policies in rural mountain areas. Methods This was a retrospective study. Based on mission records available at 3 EMS branches in Ren-Ai and Sinyi townships of Nantou County, we evaluated dispatched status, patient characteristics, and pre-hospital emergency managements. Results From January to June 2011, a total of 765 EMS were dispatched from these 3 mountain branches. Each dispatched EMS team was consisted of one official emergency medical technician (EMT) with EMT II certificate (100%), and one (88.0%) or two (11.2%) volunteers as EMT I personnel. Most of missions were conducted in the daytime and peaked during 10am to 12pm. Patients were characterised with more men and elderly and predominant with non-traumatic medical complains (55.0%). Approximately 38.7% EMS patients required the advanced life support. Of these 3 mountain EMS branches, the mean response time was 15.3±16.9 minutes, the mean management time on site was 6.1±6.9 minutes and the mean transport time was 38.0±15.9 minutes. The response time and transportation time of EMS in rural mountain areas were relatively longer than that in urban towns in Taiwan. Conclusions The rural EMS is under the challenges of providing appropriate and adequate medical care. Each EMS team should be equipped with adequate emergency care facilities and well trained personnel. (Hong Kong j.emerg.med. 2014;21:373-381)


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 530-536
Author(s):  
Ismail Fahmi ◽  
Elly Nurachmah

Out-of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) is a condition when heart stops beating in out of the hospital. The majority of OHCA leads to death because of the delay response. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) system is needed to take care of the patients carefully. The development of Internet-based EMS is one of the best solutions, which is not only to improve the response time, but also to help patients to get the ambulance immediately. The aim of this paper was to understand how the Internet -based EMS can be used and how it will affect the patients with OHCA. Our findings indicated that the Internet-based EMS with mobile web service is critically needed for immediate response of cardiac arrest and accident situation in pre-hospital condition. However, the Internet-based EMS development needs to involve inter-sectoral agencies, such as fire fighter, police, and National Search and Rescue (SAR) Agent.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 763-765 ◽  
Author(s):  
François-Xavier Duchateau ◽  
Delphine Garnier-Connois ◽  
Agnès Ricard-Hibon ◽  
Julien Josseaume ◽  
Enrique Casalino

1985 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-153
Author(s):  
James M. Wilson ◽  
Daniel J. Dudek

Local area governments have experienced increasingly stringent budget constraints in recent years. Innovations in service delivery provide one avenue for increasing the effectiveness of resource allocations. This paper explores the potential savings available from regionalizing emergency medical service provision. A mixed integer programming model incorporating peak demand considerations is used to minimize service cost given a desired maximum response time. Changes in the weighted average response time measure the quality degradation required to attain the savings from cooperative provision. The results indicate that the benefits are substantial but that distribution of these gains is a possible barrier to implementation.


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