A Medical System for Supporting Civilian Crisis Response

Ren Chiang H. (), Smith William K. and Christensen James
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Ren Chiang H.: MedRed LLC – Chief Technology Officer, 600 New Hampshire Ave NW Suite 610, Washington, District of Columbia 20037, USA
Christensen James: MedRed LLC, 600 New Hampshire Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20037, United States

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2015, vol. 12, issue 2, 299-318

Abstract: This paper examines the growth of mobile communications, electronic health records, and clinical decision support technologies and formulates the concept for a system that leverages these technologies to enable the general public to better support medical response during and after crisis events. Recognizing that data for modeling how people will react to and behave with such a system is very limited, the initial analysis was directed toward the potentials of civilian users, operations centers with remote medical advisors, and the new medical system for civilian response. Using relational diagrams, system operations for when the user is confronting a massive crisis, coping with an isolated emergency, or conducting self-training are described to encourage the initiation of pilot projects with user test groups. There are risks in shifting the dynamics between first responders and the people they are trying to save. However, the life-saving potential of emerging technologies demands further investigation and testing.

Keywords: civilian crisis response; decision support; mobile medical system; situational awareness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1515/jhsem-2014-0040

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