Emergency medical services and beyond: Addressing new challenges through a wide literature review
One of the most important health care services is emergency medical service as it plays a
vital role in saving people's lives and reducing the rate of mortality and morbidity. Over the …
vital role in saving people's lives and reducing the rate of mortality and morbidity. Over the …
Recent optimization models and trends in location, relocation, and dispatching of emergency medical vehicles
Over the past 10 years, a considerable amount of research has been devoted to the
development of models to support decision making in the particular yet important context of …
development of models to support decision making in the particular yet important context of …
Logistics for emergency medical service systems
Abstract Emergency Medical Service (EMS) systems worldwide are complex systems,
characterized by significant variation in service providers, care pathways, patient case-mix …
characterized by significant variation in service providers, care pathways, patient case-mix …
Real-time ambulance dispatching and relocation
In this study, we develop a flexible optimization framework for real-time ambulance
dispatching and relocation. In addition to ambulance redeployment, we consider a general …
dispatching and relocation. In addition to ambulance redeployment, we consider a general …
A recursive simulation-optimization framework for the ambulance location and dispatching problem
This study addresses the Ambulance Location and Dispatching Problem (ALDP), which
jointly determines the location of available ambulances and their dispatching policy. The …
jointly determines the location of available ambulances and their dispatching policy. The …
Emerging research fields in vehicle routing problem: a short review
Vehicle routing problems (VRPs) have been the subject of intense and fast-growing
research for the last six decades. These problems have received much attention in …
research for the last six decades. These problems have received much attention in …
Analysing the police patrol routing problem: A review
Police patrol is a complex process. While on patrol, police officers must balance many
intersecting responsibilities. Most notably, police must proactively patrol and prevent …
intersecting responsibilities. Most notably, police must proactively patrol and prevent …
Real-time ambulance redeployment approach to improve service coverage with fair and restricted workload for EMS providers
Abstract Emergency Medical Services (EMS) managers are concerned with providing
maximum possible coverage in their service area. As emergency calls arrive into the EMS …
maximum possible coverage in their service area. As emergency calls arrive into the EMS …
Lagrangian dual decomposition for the ambulance relocation and routing considering stochastic demand with the truncated Poisson
Abstract The pre-hospital Emergency Medical Service (EMS) provides the critical care to the
ill or injured patients, and evaluates and manages those patients at scene before their …
ill or injured patients, and evaluates and manages those patients at scene before their …
Heuristic algorithms based on the isochron analysis for dynamic relocation of medical emergency vehicles
Y Karpova, F Villa, E Vallada, MÁ Vecina - Expert Systems with Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
Among the wide range of medical services, prehospital health care is one of the most
relevant, as it usually involves an emergency situation. The qualified medical team is …
relevant, as it usually involves an emergency situation. The qualified medical team is …