Ambulance Dispatch Prioritisation of Road Crash Patients: A Retrospective Study Using Population-Based Linked Data

This thesis aimed to improve the accuracy of dispatching ambulances to road crashes by identifying the need for a lights and sirens (L&S) response. The current system of dispatching ambulances had low accuracy in predicting the need for L&S response. To address this, predictive models utilis...

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Main Author: Ceklic, Ellen
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2023
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93621
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description This thesis aimed to improve the accuracy of dispatching ambulances to road crashes by identifying the need for a lights and sirens (L&S) response. The current system of dispatching ambulances had low accuracy in predicting the need for L&S response. To address this, predictive models utilising a novel machine-learning approach and incorporating emergency medical dispatcher text were developed, achieving high accuracy. This research suggests that improving ambulance dispatching can enhance system efficiency and provide timely care to the appropriate patients.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-936212023-10-26T00:30:10Z Ambulance Dispatch Prioritisation of Road Crash Patients: A Retrospective Study Using Population-Based Linked Data Ceklic, Ellen This thesis aimed to improve the accuracy of dispatching ambulances to road crashes by identifying the need for a lights and sirens (L&S) response. The current system of dispatching ambulances had low accuracy in predicting the need for L&S response. To address this, predictive models utilising a novel machine-learning approach and incorporating emergency medical dispatcher text were developed, achieving high accuracy. This research suggests that improving ambulance dispatching can enhance system efficiency and provide timely care to the appropriate patients. 2023 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93621 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Ceklic, Ellen
Ambulance Dispatch Prioritisation of Road Crash Patients: A Retrospective Study Using Population-Based Linked Data
title Ambulance Dispatch Prioritisation of Road Crash Patients: A Retrospective Study Using Population-Based Linked Data
title_full Ambulance Dispatch Prioritisation of Road Crash Patients: A Retrospective Study Using Population-Based Linked Data
title_fullStr Ambulance Dispatch Prioritisation of Road Crash Patients: A Retrospective Study Using Population-Based Linked Data
title_full_unstemmed Ambulance Dispatch Prioritisation of Road Crash Patients: A Retrospective Study Using Population-Based Linked Data
title_short Ambulance Dispatch Prioritisation of Road Crash Patients: A Retrospective Study Using Population-Based Linked Data
title_sort ambulance dispatch prioritisation of road crash patients: a retrospective study using population-based linked data
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93621