Essays about: "Emergency Medical Service"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Emergency Medical Service.

  1. 1. Evaluating the effects of resource allocations in hospital emergency departments by patient flow analysis

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Rasmus Maråk; Oscar Danielson; [2021]
    Keywords : Patient flow analysis; Jackson Network; Queuing Theory; Discrete Event Simulation; Emergency Department; Lean; Decision Support System; Resource Allocation; Patientflödesanalys; Akutsjukvård; Jacksonnätverk; Köteori; Simulering; Lean; Beslutsstödsystem; Resursallokering;

    Abstract : Accounting for some the highest arrival rates and widest varieties of medical conditions in a hospital, the emergency department is highly dependent on efficient operations strategies in order to function effectively and provide qualitative health care. This is especially true for the emergency department of Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge from which real patient data has been obtained. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Effect of Advanced Automatic Collision Notification (AACN) on Road Fatality Reduction in Sweden

    University essay from

    Author : Jonathan Jonsson; [2019-07-03T13:43:04Z 2019-07-03T13:43:04Z 2015]
    Keywords : Transport; Hållbar utveckling; Annan teknik; Transport; Sustainable Development; Other Engineering and Technologies;

    Abstract : Road traffic accidents account for approximately 1.3 million fatalities each year and are the eighth most common cause of death globally and the leading cause of death for people between the age of 15 and 29. The outcome of a collision is affected by actions taken before, during, and after the collision. READ MORE

  4. 3. Migration and Health Care Utilization: An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Migrants on Hospital Congestion in Italy.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jacopo Lunghi; [2019]
    Keywords : Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health; Health Behavior; International Migration;

    Abstract : The effect of migrants on public health care in the host country is an important component of the economic and political discourse about immigration. Lack of familiarity with the healthcare system and systematically different health status may drive patients of foreign origins to crowd medical facilities, affecting the quality of service provision. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. Investigating the Use of Indicators for Cooperation at Incident Scenes

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Veronica Hägg; [2018]
    Keywords : Indicators; Cooperation; Learning Organization; Multi Team Systems; Emergency Training; Social Disturbance;

    Abstract : In complex emergency situations, there are many times when the rescue service, the police and the medical service must cooperate. To improve the cooperation Samverkan Östergötland has developed ten measurable indicators regarding cooperation to investigate and increase the cooperation between the different organizations. READ MORE