Abstract:
In recent years, underdeveloped and developing nations have struggled to manage medical
emergencies and faced obstacles such as response time reduction, insufficient medical
resources, dispersed hospital development, etc. An unoptimized EMS model could be the
cause of this issue. To decrease EMS response time, scientifically comprehending the
emergency travel pattern is necessary. Numerous researchers have undertaken initiatives
to optimize the EMS, and their approaches have centered on the location-allocation of
emergency vehicles and hospitals, the optimization of extant medical resources, etc. It still
needs to be determined how the scattered development of hospitals affects trip generation,
zonal travel demand and supply, future medical resources, etc. This study aims to
determine the current travel pattern of hospital emergency patients, the significant factors
influencing trip production and attraction, and a production attraction matrix to
comprehend the zonal distribution of emergency trips in a developing city like Dhaka. Data
were collected through hospitals and emergency room questionnaire surveys. Using GIS
analysis, Dhaka city was divided into 23 internal and 6 external zones. Regression models
were prepared to predict zonal trip productions and attractions. The zonal production attraction values obtained from the regression models were used as the input of the Gravity
Distribution model. Finally, a Production-Attraction matrix was formed from the gravity
distribution model to comprehend zonal distribution. The study can benefit policymakers
in optimizing EMS in underdeveloped nations and reducing the EMS response time.
Description:
Supervised by
Dr. Moinul Hossain,
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE),
Islamic University of Technology (IUT) Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh
