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Implementation of Ambulance Hotspot Strategy in Reducing Ambulance Response Time

Author(s) -

Su Na Chin,

Phee Kheng Cheah,

Muhamad Yaakub Arifin,

Hui Shan Kang,

Zaturrawiah Ali Omar,

Fouziah Md Yassin,

Darmesah Gabda

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

borneo journal of medical sciences (bjms)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2710-7353

pISSN - 1985-1758

DOI - 10.51200/bjms.vi.2315

Subject(s) - hotspot (geology) , emergency response , ambulance service , travel time , emergency medical services , response time , computer science , medical emergency , transport engineering , medicine , engineering , geophysics , geology , computer graphics (images)

Ambulance response time (ART) has an inseparable relationship with mortality rates and therefore is important to be reduced. However, an unprecedented increase in road traffic congestion has led to longer ART, especially during peak hours. To reduce ART despite congested traffic, a pre-dispatched ambulance is deployed at hotspot locations during peak hours. This study aims to determine if the hotspot strategy is able to reduce ART in an Urban Emergency Medical Services system.

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