Development of Rural Emergency Medical System (REMS) with Geospatial Technology in Malaysia

8th International Symposium of the Digital Earth

地球科学;计算机科学

Ooi, W.H.^1 ; Shahrizal, I.M.^1 ; Noordin, A.^1 ; Nurulain, M.I.^2 ; Norhan, M.Y.^2

Space Application and Technology Development Unit, National Space Agency (ANGKASA), Lot 2233, Jalan Turi, Kg. Sg. Lang, 42700 Banting, Sel., Malaysia^1

Spatial Synergy Consultant Sdn. Bhd., 216B Jalan Negara 2, Taman Melawati, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^2

关键词: Developed countries;    Emergency medical services;    Emergency Medical system;    Emergency operations;    Geospatial technology;    Medical services;    Satellite navigation systems;    Space technologies;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/18/1/012130/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/18/1/012130

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Emergency medical services are dedicated services in providing out-of-hospital transport to definitive care or patients with illnesses and injuries. In this service the response time and the preparedness of medical services is of prime importance. The application of space and geospatial technology such as satellite navigation system and Geographical Information System (GIS) was proven to improve the emergency operation in many developed countries. In collaboration with a medical service NGO, the National Space Agency (ANGKASA) has developed a prototype Rural Emergency Medical System (REMS), focusing on providing medical services to rural areas and incorporating satellite based tracking module integrated with GIS and patience database to improve the response time of the paramedic team during emergency. With the aim to benefit the grassroots community by exploiting space technology, the project was able to prove the system concept which will be addressed in this paper.