Essays about: "Emergency Medical Service EMS"

Found 2 essays containing the words Emergency Medical Service EMS.

  1. 1. Ambulance in Red Zones in Cape Town, South Africa : Waiting time for patients when ambulance requires armed escort

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärd

    Author : Fia Gleby; [2018]
    Keywords : Emergency Medical Service EMS ; Ambulance; South Africa; Violence; Red zones; Patient waiting time; Response time; Sustainable Development; prehospital akutsjukvård; ambulans; Sydafrika; våld; röda zoner; patienters väntetid; svarstid; hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : Background. In South Africa violence related crimes are frequent, and interpersonal violence is one of the most common causes of injury and death. Violence can be related to social structures, poverty and income inequality. READ MORE

  3. 2. Modeling ambulance dispatching rules for EMS-systems

    University essay from KTH/Optimeringslära och systemteori

    Author : Lorinde Knoops; Tilda Lundgren; [2016]
    Keywords : Ambulance dispatching; Ambulance logistics; Emergency medical services; Priority-based dispatching rules; Markov process; Professional competencies; Ambulansdirigering; Ambulanslogistik; Prehospital sjukvård; Prioritets-baserade dirigeringsstrategier; Markovprocess; Yrkeskunnande;

    Abstract : This thesis presents a study on efficient dispatching rules in ambulance dispatching. By efficient dispatching rules, we mean such dispatching rules that lower response times for priority 1 calls while keeping response times for priority 2 calls at an adequate level. READ MORE