Title :
Optimizing resource management in emergency management & response
Author :
Constantinides, Panos ; Barrett, Michael ; Kouroubali, Angelina
Author_Institution :
Frederick Univ., Nicosia, Cyprus
Abstract :
Dealing with life threatening situations demands efficiency and effectiveness of operations including optimizing the emergency response time, and utilizing resources and personnel as best appropriate for each incident. In this paper, we look at the efforts of the regional Emergency Medical Department (EMD) of Crete to introduce new technologies for optimizing emergency response, including the computerization of triage protocols and telemedicine.
Keywords :
emergency services; medical administrative data processing; telemedicine; Crete; Emergency Medical Department; emergency management & response; life threatening situations; optimizing resource management; telemedicine; Disaster management; Resource management; Emergency Response; GPS; Telematics;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology and Applications in Biomedicine, 2009. ITAB 2009. 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Larnaca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5379-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5379-5
DOI :
10.1109/ITAB.2009.5394364
