Natural disasters, as well as those caused by humans, can cause enormous material damage, human casualties and injuries. For the most part, these disasters are unpredictable or difficult to predict. People must learn to live with them. This can be done by adapting their lives and actions to the likely disasters in the area they live in. They must be prepared to reduce the number of casualties, as well as to assist the injured so that there are fewer casualties. One of the important things is good organization of medical care, regardless of what type of disaster it is. After a severe disaster, one of the most important things is the proper organization of medical assistance. This can save many lives. One of the most difficult natural phenomena to predict is an earthquake. When it has a high magnitude, there is extensive destruction and a large number of casualties, many of them seriously. Providing timely and appropriate medical care to victims is a key moment in rescue operations. In such cases, the number of victims is many and many times exceeds the usual number of patients in health facilities. In order to be able to serve them, good organization must be established in advance. One of the things is a preliminary assessment of the victims by type of injuries and their severity. This way, medics will be aware of how many people can be treated on site and how many will need hospitalization. Rapid distribution of victims to hospitals according to their injuries can reduce the number of deaths and people with serious consequences. This article proposes an algorithm for the optimal distribution of earthquake victims in hospitals in the disaster area, taking into account the distance to the hospital, its normal capacity, and expansion possibilities. The goal of the study is to ensure that victims are assigned to the most appropriate hospitals in the shortest possible time and receive the best possible care.

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Distribution of Injured People in Hospitals After an Earthquake

  • Stefka Fidanova,
  • Leoneed Kirilov,
  • Maria Ganzha,
  • Veselin Ivanov

摘要

Natural disasters, as well as those caused by humans, can cause enormous material damage, human casualties and injuries. For the most part, these disasters are unpredictable or difficult to predict. People must learn to live with them. This can be done by adapting their lives and actions to the likely disasters in the area they live in. They must be prepared to reduce the number of casualties, as well as to assist the injured so that there are fewer casualties. One of the important things is good organization of medical care, regardless of what type of disaster it is. After a severe disaster, one of the most important things is the proper organization of medical assistance. This can save many lives. One of the most difficult natural phenomena to predict is an earthquake. When it has a high magnitude, there is extensive destruction and a large number of casualties, many of them seriously. Providing timely and appropriate medical care to victims is a key moment in rescue operations. In such cases, the number of victims is many and many times exceeds the usual number of patients in health facilities. In order to be able to serve them, good organization must be established in advance. One of the things is a preliminary assessment of the victims by type of injuries and their severity. This way, medics will be aware of how many people can be treated on site and how many will need hospitalization. Rapid distribution of victims to hospitals according to their injuries can reduce the number of deaths and people with serious consequences. This article proposes an algorithm for the optimal distribution of earthquake victims in hospitals in the disaster area, taking into account the distance to the hospital, its normal capacity, and expansion possibilities. The goal of the study is to ensure that victims are assigned to the most appropriate hospitals in the shortest possible time and receive the best possible care.