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Using machine learning to assess the extent of busy ambulances and its impact on ambulance response times: A retrospective observational study.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundAmbulance response times are considered important. Busy ambulances are common, but little is known about their effect on response times.ObjectiveTo assess the extent of busy ambulances in Central Norway and their impact on ambulance response ...
Lars Eide Næss, Andreas Jørstad Krüger, Oddvar Uleberg, Helge Haugland, Jostein Dale, Jon-Ola Wattø, Sara Marie Nilsen, Andreas Asheim   +7 more
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Road ambulances: working conditions of paramedics – pilot studies

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2020
Objectives The article presents the results of selected pilot studies conducted in medical ambulances. Their aim was to determine the working conditions and identify troublesome factors accompanying the performance of basic medical procedures by rescue ...
Sylwia Bęczkowska, Iwona Grabarek, Sławomir Pilip, Leszek Szpakowski, Robert Gałązkowski   +4 more
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Identification and characteristics of biological agents in work environment of medical emergency services in selected ambulances

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2017
Objectives: Assessment of microbial air quality and surface contamination in ambulances and administration offices as a control place without occupational exposure to biological agents; based on quantitative and qualitative analysis of bacteria, yeasts ...
Agata Bielawska-Drózd, Piotr Cieślik, Bożena Wlizło-Skowronek, Izabela Winnicka, Leszek Kubiak, Jolanta Jaroszuk-Ściseł, Daria Depczyńska, Justyna Bohacz, Teresa Korniłłowicz-Kowalska, Ewa Skopińska-Różewska, Janusz Kocik   +10 more
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Prehospital Early Warning Scores to Predict Mortality in Patients Using Ambulances

JAMA Network Open, 2023
This prognostic study investigates the performance of early warning scores in predicting 30-day mortality among patients who used ambulances.
T. Lindskou, L. Ward, M. B. Søvsø, M. Mogensen, E. Christensen   +4 more
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Ambulances Deployment Problems: Categorization, Evolution and Dynamic Problems Review

ISPRS Int. J. Geo Inf., 2022
In this paper, an analytic review of the recent methodologies tackling the problem of dynamic allocation of ambulances was carried out. Considering that state-of-the-art is moving to deal with more extensive and dynamic problems to address in a better ...
D. Neira-Rodado, John Willmer Escobar-Velásquez, S. McClean   +2 more
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Clients’ Satisfaction with Services Provided by Ambulances and Motor Ambulances of Tehran Emergency Medical Services: A Cross-sectional Study

Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran, 2022
Background: To improve the quality of services provided by emergency medical services (EMS), a correct understanding of the current situation and analysis of possible problems is required. The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of clients’
Ali Aboosalehi, Pirhossein Kolivand, Alireza Jalali, Peyman Saberian, Ali Sarabi Asiabar, Alireza Baratloo, Mahnaz Jamshididana   +6 more
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Design and Development of a low cost Ultraviolet Disinfection system to reduce the cross infection of SARS-CoV-2 in ambulances

2021 International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ICECIT), 2021
In this study, a low-cost Ultraviolet disinfection system is proposed to be used inside ambulances for minimizing the cross-infection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) during patient transfer.
Sakhawat Hossen Rakib, S. Masum, Md. Rashadul Islam Patwari, R. A. Fahima, Atika Farhana, Md. Aminul Islam   +5 more
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Ambulance dispatching during a pandemic: Tradeoffs of categorizing patients and allocating ambulances

European Journal of Operational Research, 2021
Amidst a pandemic, operators of emergency medical service (EMS) systems aim at upholding service at sufficiently low response times while reducing the infection probability of their personnel.
Maximiliane Rautenstrauss, Layla Martin, S. Minner   +2 more
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Machine learning-based forecasting of firemen ambulances’ turnaround time in hospitals, considering the COVID-19 impact

Applied Soft Computing, 2021
When ambulances’ turnaround time (TT) in emergency departments is prolonged, it not only affects the victim severely but also causes unavailability of resources in emergency medical services (EMSs) and, consequently, leaves a locality unprotected.
Selene Cerna, Héber H. Arcolezi, C. Guyeux, G. Royer-Fey, Céline Chevallier   +4 more
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UltraViolet SANitizing System for Sterilization of Ambulances Fleets and for Real-Time Monitoring of Their Sterilization Level

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
Background: The contamination of ambulances with pathogenic agents represents a potential threat for the public health, not only for common pathogens but also for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Z. Michelini, C. Mazzei, F. Magurano, M. Baggieri, A. Marchi, M. Andreotti, A. Cara, Alessandro Gaudino, Marco Mazzalupi, F. Antonelli, L. Sommella, S. Angeletti, E. Razzano, Arnaud Runge, P. Petrinca   +14 more
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