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Detecting and Triaging Victims of Mass Casualty Incidents with First Responders and Drones

In: Operations Research Proceedings 2023

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  • Florentina Hager

    (University of Twente)

  • Franziska B. Metz

    (University of Twente)

  • Melanie Reuter-Oppermann

    (Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University)

Abstract

In mass casualty incidents, following natural or man-made disasters or incidents, often a high number of victims must be cared for by only a limited number of first responders. As time is crucial in order to increase survival probabilities for the victims, technology advances like drones equipped with cameras and sensors could help detect and triage victims. Then, first responders arriving at the scene could immediately start treatment. In this work, we propose an agent-based simulation model and analyse the expected potential of using drones in addition to first responders. The results show that the use of drones can be especially beneficial for severely injured patients.

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  • Florentina Hager & Franziska B. Metz & Melanie Reuter-Oppermann, 2025. "Detecting and Triaging Victims of Mass Casualty Incidents with First Responders and Drones," Lecture Notes in Operations Research, in: Guido Voigt & Malte Fliedner & Knut Haase & Wolfgang Brüggemann & Kai Hoberg & Joern Meissner (ed.), Operations Research Proceedings 2023, chapter 0, pages 595-600, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:lnopch:978-3-031-58405-3_76
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-58405-3_76
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