Title :
Application of GPS/GIS technologies in the pre-hospital first aid: Lessons learned from Suzhou municipal hospital case study
Author_Institution :
120 First Aid Center, Municipal Hosp. of Suzhou, Suzhou, China
Abstract :
In the pre-hospital first aid, rapid response which runs through the ldquoentire green channelrdquo, including reasonable dispatch and timely knowing of the route of the scene before departure, is no doubt the foundation of the success treatment. This paper presents a case study of using advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) and geographical information systems (GIS) technologies to provide dynamic dispatch functionalities Our results show that people-oriented GPS/GIS technologies play an important role in enhancing the quality of first aid activities to protect the people´s health.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; geographic information systems; health care; medical information systems; GPS/GIS technology; Global Positioning System; Suzhou municipal hospital; entire green channel; geographical information system; people health care; pre-hospital first aid; Application software; Geographic Information Systems; Global Positioning System; Hospitals; Information systems; Layout; Monitoring; Personnel; Telephony; Vehicles; First Aid; Geographic Information System (GIS); Global Positioning System (GPS); Rapid Response;
Conference_Titel :
Geoinformatics, 2009 17th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Fairfax, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4562-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4563-9
DOI :
10.1109/GEOINFORMATICS.2009.5293042
