Emergency medical services and beyond: Addressing new challenges through a wide literature review
One of the most important health care services is emergency medical service as it plays a
vital role in saving people's lives and reducing the rate of mortality and morbidity. Over the …
vital role in saving people's lives and reducing the rate of mortality and morbidity. Over the …
Logistics for emergency medical service systems
Abstract Emergency Medical Service (EMS) systems worldwide are complex systems,
characterized by significant variation in service providers, care pathways, patient case-mix …
characterized by significant variation in service providers, care pathways, patient case-mix …
Simulation optimization for stochastic casualty collection point location and resource allocation problem in a mass casualty incident
After a severe disaster strikes, a large number of casualties in need of urgent treatment,
known as a mass casualty incident (MCI) event, arise from multiple disaster areas in a very …
known as a mass casualty incident (MCI) event, arise from multiple disaster areas in a very …
A recursive simulation-optimization framework for the ambulance location and dispatching problem
This study addresses the Ambulance Location and Dispatching Problem (ALDP), which
jointly determines the location of available ambulances and their dispatching policy. The …
jointly determines the location of available ambulances and their dispatching policy. The …
Modeling a pre-hospital emergency medical service using hybrid simulation and a machine learning approach
D Olave-Rojas, S Nickel - Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 2021 - Elsevier
Healthcare is one of the most important disciplines to ensure life quality for human beings,
especially in unpredictable scenarios such as accidents, natural disasters, or terrorism. In …
especially in unpredictable scenarios such as accidents, natural disasters, or terrorism. In …
Lagrangian dual decomposition for the ambulance relocation and routing considering stochastic demand with the truncated Poisson
Abstract The pre-hospital Emergency Medical Service (EMS) provides the critical care to the
ill or injured patients, and evaluates and manages those patients at scene before their …
ill or injured patients, and evaluates and manages those patients at scene before their …
Integrating the ambulance dispatching and relocation problems to maximize system's preparedness
Abstract In the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) context, the decision-making process
plays a very important role since some decisions highly impact patients' health. This work …
plays a very important role since some decisions highly impact patients' health. This work …
A simulation and optimisation package for emergency medical services
Abstract Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers make decisions such as selecting
ambulance station locations and ambulance dispatch policies; these decisions can be made …
ambulance station locations and ambulance dispatch policies; these decisions can be made …
An empirical comparison of relocation strategies in real-time ambulance fleet management
V Bélanger, Y Kergosien, A Ruiz, P Soriano - Computers & Industrial …, 2016 - Elsevier
In order to ensure an adequate service to the population, Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) rely on a given number of ambulances strategically located over the territory they …
(EMS) rely on a given number of ambulances strategically located over the territory they …
Coverage, survivability or response time: A comparative study of performance statistics used in ambulance location models via simulation–optimization
Rapid response to medical emergencies is one of the main goals of Emergency Medical
Service (EMS) systems. Ability to provide timely response is affected by fleet size and the …
Service (EMS) systems. Ability to provide timely response is affected by fleet size and the …