THE UCLA EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE PROJECT

TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY PLANNERS WITH DATA OF VALUE IN CHOOSING AMONG EMERGENCY CARE ALTERNATIVES, THE UCLA PROJECT IS STUDYING FACTORS SUCH AS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HELICOPTERS AS AMBULANCES, AMBULANCE OPERATIONS, AMBULANCE ATTENDANT TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, THE NEED FOR A COLLECTION OF RESEARCH DATA, AND COST INFORMATION. A COMPUTER SIMULATION OF A GENERAL EMERGENCY CARE SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. LOS ANGELES IS SERVING AS A TEST AREA IN THE PROJECT. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 17, No 5, PP 3-7
• Authors:
  • Durbin, E P
• Publication Date: 1969-5

Media Info

• Serial:
  • TRAFFIC DIGEST AND REVIEW
  • Publisher: Northwestern University, Evanston

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Costs; Disasters and emergency operations; Emergency vehicles; Hazards and emergency operations; Helicopters; Information processing; Simulation; Training
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Finance; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220685
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 16 1971 12:00AM