Title :
Towards the Dynamic Relocation of Ambulances in Germany: The Risk of Being Too Late
Author :
Reuter, Melanie ; Michalk, Wibke
Author_Institution :
Karlsruhe Service Res. Inst., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol., Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
This article gives an introduction to models for the dynamic relocation of ambulances. Furthermore, differences between the German and the Anglo-American System of ambulance location models are highlighted. In a thorough literature review, factors that influence the risk of violating legally fixed maximum response times are identified and a method that allows the validation of these factors for the German emergency medical service (EMS) is presented.
Keywords :
emergency services; health care; Anglo-American system; German emergency medical service; Germany; ambulance location models; ambulances; dynamic relocation; legally fixed maximum response times; Medical services; Planning; Resource management; Sociology; Statistics; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicles; German EMS; Risk measurement; ambulance relocation;
Conference_Titel :
SRII Global Conference (SRII), 2012 Annual
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2318-5
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-0778
DOI :
10.1109/SRII.2012.78
