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Research Article

A Model for the Association of the Call Volume and the Unavailable-for-Response Interval on the Delayed Ambulance Response for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Using a Geographic Information System

Ki Ok Ahn The Center for Education and Training of EMS and Rescue (KOA), Seoul Fire Academy, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Department of Emergency Medicine (SDS), Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Institute of Health Policy and Management (SDS), Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Department of Emergency Medicine (WCC), Seoguipo Medical Center, Jeju, Republic of Korea; the Department of Geoinformatics (CJ), University of Seoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (TSL), Daejeon, Republic of Korea; and the Department of Emergency Medicine (RGP), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
, MD, PhD,
Sang Do Shin The Center for Education and Training of EMS and Rescue (KOA), Seoul Fire Academy, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Department of Emergency Medicine (SDS), Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Institute of Health Policy and Management (SDS), Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Department of Emergency Medicine (WCC), Seoguipo Medical Center, Jeju, Republic of Korea; the Department of Geoinformatics (CJ), University of Seoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (TSL), Daejeon, Republic of Korea; and the Department of Emergency Medicine (RGP), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Correspondence[email protected]
, MD, PhD,
Won Chul Cha The Center for Education and Training of EMS and Rescue (KOA), Seoul Fire Academy, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Department of Emergency Medicine (SDS), Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Institute of Health Policy and Management (SDS), Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Department of Emergency Medicine (WCC), Seoguipo Medical Center, Jeju, Republic of Korea; the Department of Geoinformatics (CJ), University of Seoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (TSL), Daejeon, Republic of Korea; and the Department of Emergency Medicine (RGP), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
, MD,
Chulmin Jun The Center for Education and Training of EMS and Rescue (KOA), Seoul Fire Academy, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Department of Emergency Medicine (SDS), Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Institute of Health Policy and Management (SDS), Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Department of Emergency Medicine (WCC), Seoguipo Medical Center, Jeju, Republic of Korea; the Department of Geoinformatics (CJ), University of Seoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (TSL), Daejeon, Republic of Korea; and the Department of Emergency Medicine (RGP), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
, PhD,
Tae Sik Lee The Center for Education and Training of EMS and Rescue (KOA), Seoul Fire Academy, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Department of Emergency Medicine (SDS), Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Institute of Health Policy and Management (SDS), Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Department of Emergency Medicine (WCC), Seoguipo Medical Center, Jeju, Republic of Korea; the Department of Geoinformatics (CJ), University of Seoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (TSL), Daejeon, Republic of Korea; and the Department of Emergency Medicine (RGP), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
, PhD &
Ronald G. Pirrallo The Center for Education and Training of EMS and Rescue (KOA), Seoul Fire Academy, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Department of Emergency Medicine (SDS), Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Institute of Health Policy and Management (SDS), Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Department of Emergency Medicine (WCC), Seoguipo Medical Center, Jeju, Republic of Korea; the Department of Geoinformatics (CJ), University of Seoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (TSL), Daejeon, Republic of Korea; and the Department of Emergency Medicine (RGP), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
, MD, MHSA
Pages 469-476 | Received 01 Oct 2009, Accepted 25 Mar 2010, Published online: 01 Sep 2010

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