标题: Measuring spatio-temporal disparity of location-based accessibility to emergency medical services

作者: Xiong, QQ (Xiong, Qiangqiang); Liu, YL (Liu, Yaolin); Xing, LJ (Xing, Lijun); Wang, LY (Wang, Liye); Ding, YM (Ding, Yimei); Liu, YF (Liu, Yanfang)

来源出版物: HEALTH & PLACE 卷: 74 文献号: 102766 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102766 出版年: MAR 2022

摘要: The importance and sensitivity of the time dimension in the emergency medical service (EMS) field have been widely recognized in recent years. However, the EMS spatio-temporal disparity remains partially uncovered in traditional accessibility measurements due to EMS's context-sensitive characteristics and demand specificity. In this study, we obtained dynamic traffic conditions and realistic EMS demand from online map services and historical emergency calls-out data, and then developed three location-based spatio-temporal EMS accessibility measurements. The empirical results demonstrate that the three different spatio-temporal EMS accessibility have a complex relationship, and are beneficial for measuring the EMS spatio-temporal disparity in different scenarios with distinct competitive effects. Ultimately, we emphasized four original EMS accessibility patterns, which helped us uncover significantly well-served or underserved areas. This study contributes to optimize the layout of EMS resources by understanding the regularity of EMS spatio-temporal disparity.

作者关键词: Emergency medical services; Spatio-temporal disparity; Location-based accessibility; Competitive effects

地址: [Xiong, Qiangqiang; Liu, Yaolin; Wang, Liye; Liu, Yanfang] Wuhan Univ, Sch Resource & Environm Sci, 129 Luoyu Rd, Wuhan 430079, Peoples R China.

[Liu, Yaolin] Wuhan Univ, Key Lab Geog Informat Syst, Minist Educ, 129 Luoyu Rd, Wuhan 430079, Peoples R China.

[Liu, Yaolin] Wuhan Univ, Collaborat Innovat Ctr Geospatial Informat Techno, 129 Luoyu Rd, Wuhan 430079, Peoples R China.

[Xing, Lijun] Hubei Univ, Fac Resources & Environm Sci, 368 Youyi Rd, Wuhan 430062, Peoples R China.

[Ding, Yimei] Wuhan Emergency Ctr, 288 Machang Rd, Wuhan 430024, Peoples R China.

通讯作者地址: Liu, YL (通讯作者)，Wuhan Univ, Sch Resource & Environm Sci, 129 Luoyu Rd, Wuhan 430079, Peoples R China.

电子邮件地址: yaolin610@163.com

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