Modeling an emergency medical services system using computer simulation

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 72, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 57-

  Su, Syi ^a   Shih, Chung Liang ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Emergency medical service; Prehospital care; Reallocation; Utilization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HOSPITALS; PATIENT MONITORING; PROBABILITY;

DISPATCH RATES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS);

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 85044705355     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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