A SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT FACTOR FOR THE EVALUATION OF EMERGENCY ROADSIDE TELEPHONES
ROADSIDE EMERGENCY TELEPHONES WERE INSTALLED ON A FIFTY-NINE MILE SECTION OF RURAL HIGHWAY IN MISSISSIPPI AS PART OF A FIFTEEN MONTH EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE STUDY FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY BUREAU. THE SIX MONTHS OPERATIONAL PHASE INVOLVING THE EMERGENCY TELEPHONES DID NOT YIELD THE FREQUENCY OF DATA REQUIRED FOR ANALYSIS; THEREFORE, A SIMULATION MODEL WAS DEVELOPED TO DETERMINE THE REDUCTION IN ACCIDENT NOTIFICATION TIME WHICH COULD BE EXPECTED FROM THE USAGE OF THE TELEPHONES. ON THE BASIS OF A CALCULATED SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT FACTOR, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE INSTALLATION OF TEN EMERGENCY ROADSIDE TELEPHONES COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AT LEAST A 50 PERCENT REDUCTION IN THE ACCIDENT NOTIFICATION TIME.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 41, No 1, PP 50-52, 54-56, 8 FIG, 1 TAB, 2 REF
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Authors:
- Clark, J E
- Johnson, L R
- Publication Date: 1970-10
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Disasters and emergency operations; Hazards and emergency operations; Medical services; Roadside; Rural areas; Telephone
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00226286
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 29 1972 12:00AM