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Development of Patient Evacuation Resource Classification System (PERC) Using Systems Engineering to Assist Hospital Evacuations in a Disaster

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2020

Gustavo M. Ventura
Gustavo M. Ventura*
Affiliation:
George Washington University, Washington, DC
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Correspondence and reprint requests to Gustavo M. Ventura, 1336 Fairmont Street NW, Washington, DC20009 (e-mail: venturag@gwu.edu).
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Abstract

The aim of this study was the development of a decision-support tool capable of identifying the most appropriate transportation and local area coalition bed space (resources) for patient evacuations during a crisis. Introduction of the new concept of dichotomous tables and how they are incorporated into the Patient Evacuation Resource Classification (PERC) system. The methods used were Systems Engineering fundamentals to conduct a requirements analysis of the process, develop a new construct guided by functional analysis, design an evidence-based model that accurately identifies patient resource requirements translatable to resource capabilities, and create a prototype for a proof of concept. Research resulted in the PERC system prototype. The PERC system prototype created by this research allows for system testing under a Solomon four-group design simulation with the participation of leading medical, emergency response, academic, consulting industry, and logistics professionals from the Washington, DC, metropolitan area.

Keywords

patient evacuationdecision-support toolsituational awareness
Type
Concepts in Disaster Medicine
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 15 , Issue 5 , October 2021 , pp. 639 - 648
Copyright
© 2020 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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