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Evaluating the Effect of Bleeding Control Kit Locations for a Mass Casualty Incident Using Discrete Event Simulation
Erik Prytz
author
Anna-Maria Grönbäck
author
Krisjanis Steins
author
Craig Goolsby
author
Tobias Andersson Granberg
author
Carl-Oscar Jonson
author
2020
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA (USA)
English
The purpose of this study was to develop a simulation model to evaluate bleeding control kit location strategies for a mass casualty incident scenario. Specifically, the event simulated was an explosion at a large sports arena. The model included a representation of the arena itself, simulated crowd movements following the detonation of an improvised explosive device, injuries and treatments, and different ways for immediate responders to help injured patients using tourniquets. The simulation model gave logically consistent results in the validation scenarios and the simulation outcomes were in line with the expected outcomes. The results of the different tourniquet location scenarios indicated that decentralized placement (more than one location) is better, easy access is important (between rather than at emergency exits) and that an increased number of available tourniquets will result in an increased number of survivors.
Simulation
Mass Casualty Incident
Tourniquet
Stop the Bleed
Bleeding Control Kit Placement.
Erik.prytz@liu.se
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ErikPrytz_etal2020
ISCRAM 2020 Conference Proceedings – 17th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
Iscram 2020
Amanda Hughes
editor
Fiona McNeill
editor
Christopher W. Zobel
editor
17th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
2020
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA (USA)
conference publication
167
178
2411-3402
978-1-949373-27-16
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