Isochrones as Indicators of the Influence of Traffic in Public Health: A Visual Simulation Application in Ávila, Spain

It is well known that excessive rescue times after traffic accidents negatively affect the health of those injured. There is a need to quantitatively measure the impact of unexpected events like ambulance availability, weather, floating population and congestion in those rescue times. A family of in...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2015-10, Vol.12 (10), p.12556-12576
Main Authors: Otamendi, F Javier, García-Heredia, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data
Ambulances - utilization
Conflicts of interest
Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems
Fatalities
Humans
Models, Theoretical
Population
Public health
Public Health - methods
Rescue Work - statistics & numerical data
Risk
Spain
Time Factors
Traffic accidents & safety
Workforce planning
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Summary:It is well known that excessive rescue times after traffic accidents negatively affect the health of those injured. There is a need to quantitatively measure the impact of unexpected events like ambulance availability, weather, floating population and congestion in those rescue times. A family of indicators based on isochrones is disguised and proposed to understand the risk of the whole population as the probability of not being assisted on time. Indicators of health risk for local towns are also defined. The indicators are calculated using a simulation model and visualized in web format. The framework of analysis is validated using Ávila (Spain) and the problem of the optimal deployment of ambulances as a test-bench.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph121012556