Use of geographic information systems to determine new helipad locations and improve timely response while mitigating risk of helicopter emergency medical services operations

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 461-468

  Foo, Cheryl P Z ^a   Ahghari, Mahvareh ^b   MacDonald, Russell D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Ornge Transport Medicine ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Geographic information system; Helicopter EMS; Helipad; Risk mitigation; Safety

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CANADA; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK MANAGEMENT;

AIR AMBULANCES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; ONTARIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77956389114     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2010.493983     Document Type: Article

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