Abstract In recent years, the frequency of disasters, natural and other emergencies has been increasing worldwide. When an emergency occurs, effective rescue measures must be taken promptly to minimize loss life property. process rescuing casualties, a large amount medical supplies are urgently needed. Therefore, it is great practical significance study vehicle path problem in dispatching. this...

OBJECTIVE To assess the availability, utilization and functional capacity of the public health delivery system in terms of human resources, equipment, supplies and health provider knowledge regarding management of obstetric complications. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2003 for Multan's public health delivery system. A complete inventory of equipment, supplies, drugs, ...

Hazardous chemicals are harmful to the people around them during their storage, especially when an accident occurs. The allocation and scheduling of emergency materials, therefore, is important imperative rescue services. Due characteristics dangerous goods, storage risk hazardous in networks always exists, which threatens surrounding residents. To reduce terms networks, collaborative optimizat...

BACKGROUND Provision of quality emergency obstetric care relies upon the presence of skilled health attendants working in an environment where drugs and medical supplies are available when needed and in adequate quantity and of assured quality. This study aimed to describe the experience of rural health facility managers in ensuring the timely availability of drugs and medical supplies for emer...

objectives: to locate the road emergency stations in fars province based on using spatial multi-criteria decision making (delphi method).    methods: in this study, the criteria affecting the location of road emergency stations have been identified through delphi method and their importance was determined using analytical hierarchical process (ahp). with regard to the importance of the criteria...

OBJECTIVE To assess the resources for essential and emergency surgical care in the Gambia. METHODS The World Health Organization's Tool for Situation Analysis to Assess Emergency and Essential Surgical Care was distributed to health-care managers in facilities throughout the country. The survey was completed by 65 health facilities - one tertiary referral hospital, 7 district/general hospital...