Using ArcGIS software in the pre-hospital emergency medical system.
Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi
; 118(2): 485-91, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To measure the accessibility to healtcare services in order to reveal their quality and to improve the overall coverage, continuity and other features. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
We used the software ESRI Arc GIS 9.3, the Network Analyst function and data provided by Ambulance Service of Iasi (A.S.I.) with emergencies statistics for the first four months of 2012, processed by Microsoft Office Excel 2010. As examples, we chose "St. Maria" Children's Emergency Hospital and "St. Spiridon" Emergency Hospital.RESULTS:
ArcGIS Network Analyst finds the best route to get from one location to another or a route that includes multiple locations. Each route is characterized by three stops. The starting point is always the office of Ambulance Service of Iasi (A.S.I.), a second stop at the case address and the third to the hospital unit chosen according to the patient's diagnosis and age. Spatial distribution of emergency cases for the first four months of 2012 in these two examples is one unequable, with higher concentrations in districts located in two areas of the city.CONCLUSIONS:
The presented examples highlight the poor coverage of healthcare services for the population of Iasi, Romania, especially the South-West area and its vulnerability in situations of emergency. Implementing such a broad project would lead to more complex analyses that would improve the situation of pre-hospital emergency medical services, with final goal to deserve the population, improve the quality of healthcare and develop the interdisciplinary relationships.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Calidad de la Atención de Salud
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Programas Informáticos
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Urgencias Médicas
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Servicios Médicos de Urgencia
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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi
Año:
2014
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Article