An information system for the effective management of ambulances

Author

Derekenaris, G. ; Garofalakis, J. ; Makris, C. ; Prentzas, J. ; Sioutas, S. ; Tsakalidis, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Eng. & Inf., Patras Univ., Greece

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

269

Lastpage

273

Abstract

Describes a system offering a solution to the problem of ambulance management and emergency incident handling in the prefecture of Attica in Greece. It is based on a geographic information system (GIS) coupled with GPS (Global Positioning System) and GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) technologies. The system´s operation is expected to minimize the ambulances´ response time. Consequently, there will be a drastic improvement in the way emergency incidents are being handled. This fact will thus significantly affect the quality of health services offered to citizens

Keywords

Global Positioning System; cellular radio; emergency services; geographic information systems; management information systems; Attica, Greece; GPS; GSM; Global Positioning System; Global System for Mobile Communication; ambulance management information system; ambulance response time minimization; emergency incident handling; geographic information system; health service quality; Communications technology; Disaster management; GSM; Geographic Information Systems; Global Positioning System; Hospitals; Management information systems; Military satellites; Routing; Satellite broadcasting;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer-Based Medical Systems, 2000. CBMS 2000. Proceedings. 13th IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Houston, TX

ISSN

1063-7125

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0484-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CBMS.2000.856910

Filename

856910