Open AccessImplementation of Ambulance Hotspot Strategy in Reducing Ambulance Response Time
Author(s) -
Su Na Chin,
Kheng Cheah Phee,
Muhamad Yaakub Arifin,
Shan Kang Hui,
Zaturrawiah Ali Omar,
Fouziah Md Yassin,
Darmesah Gabda
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
borneo journal of medical sciences
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.