Comparing population and incident data for optimal air ambulance base locations in Norway.

Jo RøislienPieter L van den BergThomas LindnerErik ZakariassenOddvar UlebergKaren AardalJ Theresia van Essen

Published in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2018)

Using population density data as a proxy for incident frequency is not recommended, as the two data types lead to different optimal base locations. Lowering the target time increases the sensitivity to choice of data.

Keyphrases

electronic health record
big data
cardiovascular disease
machine learning
data analysis
decision making