AN EXAMINATION OF SYSTEMS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE

DATA WERE COLLECTED AND ARE PRESENTED ON PRESENT EMERGENCY CARE SYSTEMS. THESE CONSIST OF HOSPITAL ROOMS POLICE DEPARTMENT AMBULANCES, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESCUE SQUARDS. EQUIPMENT CONTAINED IN THESE UNITS IS DISCUSSED AND A DETAILED LIST PROVIDED. AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO DEVELOP A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF AN EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATIVE GROUPS WERE ANALYZED: AIR SYSTEMS, LAND BASED SYSTEMS, AND SUBSTATION TYPES. WITHIN EACH OF THESE TYPES, THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS OF EMERGENCY CARE ARE DISCUSSED: COMMUNICATION, OPERATING POLICY, AND TYPE OF VEHICLE. A TIME MODEL WAS DEVELOPED WHICH IS THE SUM OF 9 SUBHEADINGS: (1) DETECTION TIME, (2) COMMUNICATION TIME, (3) ASSESSMENT TIME, (4) TIME TO GET VEHICLE READY, (5) TRAVEL TIME TO THE SCENE, (6) TRAVEL TIME SEEING TO PATIENT, (7) DIAGNOSTIC TIME, (8) LIFE SAVING AID TIME AND RESCUE, AND (9) TRAVEL TIME TO APPROPRIATE FACILITY. A COST MODEL WAS MADE TO INCORPORATE ALL COSTS WHICH WOULD BE INCURRED IN ANY PROJECT, NAMELY: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS, INVESTMENT COST, AND OPERATING COST.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 136 Pp, FigS, TABS, 4 APP
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

  College of Applied Science Engineering
  Milwaukee, WI  United States  53201
• Publication Date: 1970-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Communication systems; Costs; Data collection; Development; Disasters and emergency operations; Emergency vehicles; First aid; Ground transportation; Hazards and emergency operations; Investments; Mathematical models; Medical services; Operating costs; Research; Surveys; Travel time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Research and development
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Finance; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221002
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 21 1970 12:00AM