Predictive Situation Display for Emergency Medical Services: Situational Awareness in Multi-Casualty Incidents

Avi Parush, Shani Laendler, Adva Springer, Ruth Libkind, Eli Jaffee

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Abstract

The management of a multi-casualty incident (MCI) requires effective situational awareness. This paper describes the design and test of a situation display for the dispatch center of emergency medical services during the MCI. The display consists of areas showing the amount and locations of vehicles en-route to the incident area, statistics about vehicles and casualties on site, and state of hospitals and evacuating vehicles. The display also includes predictive elements. The study shows that the presence of the predictive elements facilitated more correct responses to situational awareness probes, particularly those requiring projection. In addition, the findings show that the predictive elements facilitated more correct responses to situation management questions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2020 IEEE International Conference on Cognitive and Computational Aspects of Situation Management, CogSIMA 2020
EditorsGalina Rogova, Nicolette McGeorge, Alicia Ruvinsky, Scott Fouse, Mary Freiman
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages106-112
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781728160016
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event2020 IEEE International Conference on Cognitive and Computational Aspects of Situation Management, CogSIMA 2020 - Virtual, Victoria, Canada
Duration: 24 Aug 202028 Aug 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2020 IEEE International Conference on Cognitive and Computational Aspects of Situation Management, CogSIMA 2020

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE International Conference on Cognitive and Computational Aspects of Situation Management, CogSIMA 2020
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVirtual, Victoria
Period24/08/2028/08/20

Keywords

  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Multi-casualty Incident
  • Predictive display
  • Situational awareness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Control and Optimization
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

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