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An Attempt at More Accurate Estimation of the Number of Ambulances Needed at Disasters in The Netherlands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Jan de Boer
Jan de Boer*
Affiliation:
Free University of Amsterdam Medical School Amsterdam, The Netherlands
*
Free University Hospital, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Abstract

A more accurate estimate of the number of ambulances needed at disasters prevents vehicles from being withdrawn unnecessarily from their “normal” duties, thereby curtailing needless expense and helping to ensure that disaster sites are not overcrowded with emergency workers impeding each other's effectiveness. This article discusses a formula for determining the number of ambulances needed at a disaster.

Keywords

ambulancesdisasterestimateshospitalsnumbers of ambulancesnumber of victimstransporttravel timetriage categories
Type
Special Report
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , June 1996 , pp. 125 - 128
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 1996

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