Implementation of Ambulance Hotspot Strategy in Reducing Ambulance Response Time

• Main Authors: Chin, Su Na, Phee, Kheng Cheah, Muhamad Yaakub Arifin, Hui, Shan Kang, Zaturrawiah A Omar, Fouziah Md Yassin, Darmesah Gabda
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Penerbit UMS 2020
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29956/1/Implementation%20of%20Ambulance%20Hotspot%20Strategy%20in%20Reducing%20Ambulance%20Response%20Time%20abstract.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29956/2/Implementation%20of%20Ambulance%20Hotspot%20Strategy%20in%20Reducing%20Ambulance%20Response%20Time.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29956/; https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/bjms/article/view/2315/1545

Introduction:Ambulance response time (ART) has an inseparable relationship with mortality rates and therefore is important to be reduced. However, an unprecedented increase in road traffic congestion has led to longer ART, especially during peak hours. To reduce ART despit...