The recent advances in geo-informatics have been opening new opportunities in earthquake early warning and emergency management issues. In the last years, the geo-scientific community has recognized the added value of a geo-analytic approach in complex decision making processes for critical situations due to disastrous natural events such as earthquakes. In fact, recently, GIS-based solutions a...

Real-time data mining can extract event knowledge for fire detection more promptly than the traditional detection approach. The paper mainly describes the real-time data mining process for fulfilling rapid emergency response in wireless sensor network. We evaluate the performance of this process by simulation. Keywords— Wireless sensor network, real-time data mining, emergency response, dynamic...

BACKGROUND Neonatal resuscitations and significant adverse cardiorespiratory events during pediatric sedations are infrequent. Thus, it is challenging to maintain the skills necessary to manage patients experiencing these events. As the pediatric emergency medicine specialty expands, exposure of general emergency medicine physicians to these potentially critical patients may become even more li...

Emergency physicians are likely to be first-line responders in any local or regional terrorist event. In addition to preparing for the potential physical conditions and injuries that are associated with terrorism, they should be aware of the behavioral and mental health implications as well. It is helpful to be familiar with the characteristics that predict who may be at increased risk for ment...

Response time is currently considered to be an important performance indicator in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems. A number of factors may affect response times, including the location of emergency vehicles and the type of response system design used. This study aimed to assess the effects of emergency vehicle location and response system design on response time performance in a model ...

Objective: Adverse drug reactions are more incident among the elderly and are frequently associated to inappropriate prescription for this group. The objective of the current study was to investigate the incidence and the characteristics of emergency department visits, related to inappropriate prescription, at the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Methods: Patients aged 60 years or older, adm...

This study explored human factors issues associated with cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC); specifically the relationship between drivers’ preferred following distance, assigned following distance, and driving performance. Participants drove in a dedicated lane and experienced a vehicle merging in front of their vehicle and later, an emergency event that required intervention in order ...