A Multiagent System for Coordinating Ambulances for Emergency Medical Services
To coordinate ambulances for emergency medical services, a multiagent system uses an auction mechanism based on trust. Results of tests using real data show that this system can efficiently assign ambulances to patients, thereby reducing transportation time. Emergency transportation on specialized v...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2008 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:10256/2631 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10256/2631 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Agents intel·ligents (Programari) Medicina -- Informàtica Servei d'ambulàncies Sistemes multiagent Urgències mèdiques, Serveis d' Ambulance service Intelligent agents (Computer software) Medicine -- Data processing Multiagent systems Emergency medical services |
| Sumario: | To coordinate ambulances for emergency medical services, a multiagent system uses an auction mechanism based on trust. Results of tests using real data show that this system can efficiently assign ambulances to patients, thereby reducing transportation time. Emergency transportation on specialized vehicles is needed when a person's health is in risk of irreparable damage. A patient can't benefit from sophisticated medical treatments and technologies if she or he isn't placed in a proper healthcare center with the appropriate medical team. For example, strokes are neurological emergencies involving a limited amount of time in which treatment measures are effective |
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