• DocumentCode
    2468368
  • Title

    Scalable patients tracking framework for mass casualty incidents

  • Author

    Yu, Xunyi ; Ganz, Aura

  • Author_Institution
    Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 3 2011
  • Firstpage
    860
  • Lastpage
    863
  • Abstract
    We introduce a system that tracks patients in a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) using active RFID triage tags and mobile anchor points (DM-tracks) carried by the paramedics. The system does not involve any fixed deployment of the localization devices while maintaining a low cost triage tag. The localization accuracy is comparable to GPS systems without incurring the cost of providing a GPS based device to every patient in the disaster scene.
  • Keywords
    Accuracy; Active RFID tags; Global Positioning System; Mobile communication; Time measurement; Wireless sensor networks; Algorithms; Cellular Phone; Emergency Medical Tags; Emergency Medical Technicians; Mass Casualty Incidents; Massachusetts; Radio Frequency Identification Device; Triage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA
  • ISSN
    1557-170X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4121-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1557-170X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090224
  • Filename
    6090224
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2468368