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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-181-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-181-2020
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Research article
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17 Jan 2020
Research article |
| 17 Jan 2020
| 17 Jan 2020
Multi-coverage optimal location model for emergency medical service (EMS) facilities under various disaster scenarios: a case study of urban fluvial floods in the Minhang district of Shanghai, China
Yuhan Yang
Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science (Ministry of Education), East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Jie Yin
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science (Ministry of Education), East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Water System Science for Sponge City Construction, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Institute of Eco-Chongming, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Mingwu Ye
Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science (Ministry of Education), East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Dunxian She
Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Water System Science for Sponge City Construction, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Jia Yu
School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Shanghai Normal
University, Shanghai, China
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Short summary
Emergency medical service (EMS) response is important for pre-hospital lifesaving, but disasters increase the difficulty of rescue, which increases the pressure on EMS facilities. In order to avoid the failure of EMS facilities during disasters, we propose a multi-coverage optimal location model for EMS facilities based on results of disaster risk assessment. Results showed that the optimized EMS locations reduced the delay in response and significantly increased the number of rescued people.
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