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Abstract
Modeling Resource Allocation During Times of Medical EmergencyTrack: Health and Human Services
Author(s): Leslie Meredith Upledger Ray, Alan M. Smith
Medical emergencies such as flu outbreaks pose significant challenges to emergency medical and hospital resources. This paper examines the impact of a major influenza outbreak on paramedic/EMT and emergency department resources on a major metropolitan area. Population density, travel time, topography, and medical resources were analyzed. This paper discusses the development of a predictive model for resource allocation in the event of a future outbreak.
Leslie Meredith Upledger Ray
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