Increased number of dispatches in emergency medical services correlates to response time extension.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study investigated the correlation between the number of emergency medical service (EMS) dispatches and response time extension. In addition, we conducted a simulation to assess the potential for reducing response times by relocating the ambulance based on the number of dispatches.

Methods

This retrospective observational study analyzed data on patients treated with EMS between May 1 and June 25, 2021, in an urban area (Chiba City, Japan). Spearman's rank correlation tests were used to analyze the correlations among the number of dispatches, response time extension, and ambulance distance. We created a heat map to visualize the number of dispatches and distribution of emergency case occurrences, and simulated the relocation of the EMS team with the lowest number of

SUBMITTER: Ishikawa N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11536334 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature