Research Article
Disaster Relief Coordination using a Documentation System for Emergency Medical Services
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/PCTHEALTH.2006.361676, author={Marko Hassinen and Maija Marttila-Kontio}, title={Disaster Relief Coordination using a Documentation System for Emergency Medical Services}, proceedings={1st International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH}, year={2007}, month={5}, keywords={Computer science Decision making Documentation Earthquakes Hospitals Information systems Layout Medical services Medical treatment Mobile computing}, doi={10.1109/PCTHEALTH.2006.361676} }- Marko Hassinen
Maija Marttila-Kontio
Year: 2007
Disaster Relief Coordination using a Documentation System for Emergency Medical Services
PERVASIVEHEALTH
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/PCTHEALTH.2006.361676
Abstract
In our earlier work we introduced a mobile documentation system for emergency medical services. The system delivers more comprehensive and detailed documentation of prehospital care than existing systems. Also, it makes documentation and patient monitoring easier and gives paramedics more time to treat the patient. Technical solutions for implementing the documentation system are described in this paper. Based on our documentation system we introduce a novel system for coordinating resources in disaster medicine. The system utilizes the triage method in prioritizing patients and provides an up-to-date view of the emergency scene. This allows better coordination of relief effort by providing better control over manpower and equipment