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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Theses/Dissertations

2022

Emergency preparedness

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Assessment Of Ems Response And Hospital Arrival Times In Nebraska, Tina Vu Aug 2022

Assessment Of Ems Response And Hospital Arrival Times In Nebraska, Tina Vu

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Timely EMS response and ground transport to the appropriate hospital are essential to patients’ survival and health outcomes during emergencies. This study utilizes interactive Geospatial Information System (GIS) mapping to assess emergency medical service (EMS) response and hospital arrival times in rural and urban Nebraska counties. The goal is to determine if there are underserved areas in the State and to propose potential interventions if identified. 2018 Social Vulnerability Index Scores (SVI) collected from Census Data were also reviewed for these areas to see possible correlations. The interactive GIS map revealed the Western and Central regions of Nebraska to be …


A Systematic Literature Review Of The Use Of Technology As An Emergency Preparedness Tool To Control And Contain The Covid-19 Pandemic, Alyssa Spartz May 2022

A Systematic Literature Review Of The Use Of Technology As An Emergency Preparedness Tool To Control And Contain The Covid-19 Pandemic, Alyssa Spartz

Capstone Experience

Various tools and strategies have been utilized in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to preexisting measures, novel mechanisms and methods have also been developed since the COVID-19 pandemic began to address several different needs worldwide. Technology, for example, has served as a unique and multifunctional tool to aid with controlling and containing the pandemic. While studies and reviews have been conducted to analyze specific types of technology, such as digital applications, a gap in the literature currently exists that fails to comprehensively understand and compare how multiple types of technology were implemented to address the COVID-19 pandemic. This …