A geographic information system-based analysis of ambulance station coverage area in Samsun, Turkey

terzi O., Sisman A., Canbaz S., Dundar C., Peksen Y.

SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.54, sa.11, ss.653-658, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.11622/smedj.2013228
  • Dergi Adı: SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.653-658
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: ambulance, coverage area, geographic information system, station, CARDIAC-ARREST, SERVICE, HEALTH, EMS, GIS
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

INTRODUCTION The location of ambulance stations are of great importance, as location is a determining factor of whether ambulances are able to respond to emergency calls within the critical period. The aim of the present study was to determine whether the ambulance stations in the provincial centre of Samsun, Turkey, were able to cover their entire operational area within 10 mins of receiving an emergency call.