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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-181-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-181-2020
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17 Jan 2020
Research article |  | 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, Jie Yin, Mingwu Ye, Dunxian She, and Jia Yu

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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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