Bi-objective approach for placing ground and air ambulance base and helipad locations in order to optimize EMS response

Shahriari, Milad; Bozorgi-Amiri, Ali; Tavakoli, Shayan; Yousefi-Babadi, Abolghasem

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2017.06.026

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“…Providing budget and finance is an important and effective factor in sustenance of air ambulance services. [ 21 22 23 ] High-cost air ambulance service is a crucial challenge in development and use of their services; however, disadvantages of these services for society and the benefits of these services in saving the lives prove the service efficiency and value morally. It has been also demonstrated that air emergency medical services are cost-effective, concerning five diseases including trauma diseases, pregnant women, newborns, cardiac arrest, and brain stroke.…”

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“…Time is also one of the important factors of environmental factors; according to studies, 36% of articles considered it as an important and influential factor in planning for the development of air relief bases. [ 17 21 23 25 [, 31 32 33 ]…”

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“…According to studies, 36% of articles have considered the appropriate distance to the medical emergency centers as an effective factor in the development of air ambulance bases. [ 16 23 29 32 33 ] Access to the patient within proper time faces many restrictions, such as passing long distances and many physical obstacles. [ 63 ] Air ambulance overcomes these problems and covers a wider area, relative to the ground ambulances.…”

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“…[ 25 ] They can also be used in the data analysis for optimal usage of an air ambulance to respond to events and to provide timely as well as safe response to medical emergencies by land and air ambulances. [ 23 ] Applying the information about the location of the mission is a standard solution for developing and determining the areas in need of air ambulance services. [ 16 ]…”

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Factors affecting development of air ambulance base: A systematic review and thematic analysis

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Sohrabizadeh

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Nowadays, air ambulances have been developed as part of advanced emergency medicine services with many countries employing these services for transferring patients in usual and emergency conditions. However, there are challenges concerning the optimal development of air ambulance base. The present research aimed to identify factors affecting the development of air ambulance bases to provide the opportunity of planning to improve the quality of emergency medical services. In this systematic literature review, the peer-reviewed papers in fiv electronic databases, including Medline through PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and ProQuest, as well as available gray literature, were searched and selected. Two combinations of groups were used as keywords: the Health Planning and development factor, air ambulance base. The focus was on the PRISMA checklist, with no time limitations until from 1990 to January 2020. Finally, through 5156 related citations, 20 articles were included. Descriptive and thematic content analyses were evaluated. The factors affecting the development of the air ambulance base were classified in fiv categories and 14 subcategories as follows: navigation criteria, process indications and standards, sociopolitical factors, and current situation of the area. There are few studies on factors affecting the development of air ambulance bases. It is necessary to apply multidimensional models to consider various factors for development. The development of high populated cities, events and ceremonies with a crowd of participants, and increase of human-made disasters are making these services increasingly indispensable.

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“…Studies on the management of allocation of emergency medical services have also been conducted. Shahriari et al [ 14 ] presented a model that minimized the total time of casualties being transferred from an incident spot to a medical facility, considering the uncertainties of the demand points. Anparasan and Lejeune [ 15 ] proposed an integer linear programming model to determine the number, size, and location of treatment facilities, deploy critical medical staff, locate ambulances to triage points, and organize the transportation of severely ill patients.…”

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Solving Patient Allocation Problem during an Epidemic Dengue Fever Outbreak by Mathematical Modelling

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Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease that has rapidly spread throughout the last few decades. Most preventive mechanisms to deal with the disease focus on the eradication of the vector mosquito and vaccination campaigns. However, appropriate mechanisms of response are indispensable to face the consequent events when an outbreak takes place. This study applied single and multiple objective linear programming models to optimize the allocation of patients and additional resources during an epidemic dengue fever outbreak, minimizing the summation of the distance travelled by all patients. An empirical study was set in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. Data provided by a privately run health insurance cooperative was used to verify the applicability of the models in this study. The results can be used by analysts and decision makers to solve patient allocation problems for providing essential medical care during an epidemic dengue fever outbreak.

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Locating Sea Ambulances to Respond to Emergencies of Vulnerable Populations. Case of Cartagena Bay in Colombia

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Rico-Carrillo

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Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management

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Emergency services are an important element for healthcare assistance because its rapid response to transportation is essential for saving lives. Cartagena de Indias presents some weaknesses in terms of covering the demand for emergency transfers from insular areas due to the non-existence of terrestrial routes to hospitals and healthcare facilities. This study aims to determine the optimal location for sea ambulances using a mixed-integer linear programming model. A three-staged methodology allowed to select optimal locations, reducing response times of emergencies for vulnerable populations considering available healthcare facilities and maritime safety requirements.

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Bi-objective approach for placing ground and air ambulance base and helipad locations in order to optimize EMS response

Cited by 20 publications

References 23 publications

Factors affecting development of air ambulance base: A systematic review and thematic analysis

Factors affecting development of air ambulance base: A systematic review and thematic analysis

Solving Patient Allocation Problem during an Epidemic Dengue Fever Outbreak by Mathematical Modelling

Locating Sea Ambulances to Respond to Emergencies of Vulnerable Populations. Case of Cartagena Bay in Colombia

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