Our practice of EMS is facing significant challenges right now. Although many traditional aspects must still continue, we have a few more obstacles to overcome in a crisis. This “pilot podcast” highlights some practical modifications to consider for operational improvements, especially for MARVLIS users.
Notes:
Demand for EMS services is disproportionate across America and outside of normal patterns, but some changes to our practice are helpful across any service right now. If you haven’t begun seeing longer times yet, you can expect it to be coming as we face longer dispatch delays for extended EMD, longer on-scene times for re-triaging patients using a “1-in and 1-out” scouting method, longer decontamination times for ambulances possibly infected with COVID-19, and fewer professional human resources collectively making operational efficiency and crew management even more important than ever. At the same that time we are still dealing with our regular calls, mass quarantines and stay-at-home orders are likely to increase calls for domestic violence, drug abuse, acute mental illnesses, and even suicide as people socially distance.
- Consider modifying queries in Demand Monitor to include longer general timeframes when forecasting dynamic demand:
- Extend the period of weeks, e.g. 56-60 days both Before and After the current date.
- Extend the period of minutes, e.g. 90-120 minutes both Before and After now.
- Enable hotspot accuracy reports to quantify the value of different queries.
2. Create new posting plans with Deployment Planner that balance the weight of geography and demand to limit post move recommendations.
3. Implement a Leapfrog in Deployment Monitor value to penalize moving stationary ambulances by preferring to move units already in transit.
4. Call BCS Support for any help you need to configuring MARVLIS to your operational challenges beyond simple mindless efficiency.
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