Abstract
It is well known that excessive rescue times after traffic accidents negatively affect the health of those injured. There is a need to quantitatively measure the impact of unexpected events like ambulance availability, weather, floating population and congestion in those rescue times. A family of indicators based on isochrones is disguised and proposed to understand the risk of the whole population as the probability of not being assisted on time. Indicators of health risk for local towns are also defined. The indicators are calculated using a simulation model and visualized in web format. The framework of analysis is validated using Ávila (Spain) and the problem of the optimal deployment of ambulances as a test-bench.
Highlights
Traffic may affect public health in many different ways
Background in EMS Methods and Applications. This system of assisting traffic accidents is known as Emergency Medical System (EMS)
In the first row of graphs, the isochrones that result from different executions of the model are shown, with the population coverage included in the second, the town coverage in the third and the utilization ratios in the fourth
Summary
Traffic may affect public health in many different ways. From pollution [1] to driving behavior [2], the studies are varied. Res. Public Health 2015, 12 impacts on the well-being of the inhabitants due to an excessive assistance time of the emergency units of different types to the people involved in an accident. Public Health 2015, 12 impacts on the well-being of the inhabitants due to an excessive assistance time of the emergency units of different types to the people involved in an accident This response time should be as short as possible since it is well known that “the quicker the rescue, the higher the possibility of the patient recovering”. The ambulance is occupied (not available for another call) during a certain time period which covers the following tasks: Preparation of the assistance: before leaving the base, the staff needs to prepare matters.
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