Abstract
This study conducts an operational analysis of horizontal evacuation in a hospital using a crowd density model to simulate patient evacuation. The proposed discrete-event simulation model considers three types of patients assigned with specific moving speed and areas from which to evacuate; the moving speed also varied according to the area's crowd density. We evaluated the effect of the ratio and transfer priority for each patient type on evacuation time in the ward. During night shifts, the evacuation time increased with the ratio of type 1 patients transferred by two nurses with sheets or blankets. The results showed only slight differences in evacuation times when transfer priority changed between type 1 and type 2 patients. The hospital required only one additional staff member to shorten the evacuation time during night shifts.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2017 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2017 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 2984-2993 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781538634288 |
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| Publication status | Published - 04-01-2018 |
| Event | 2017 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2017 - Las Vegas, United States Duration: 03-12-2017 → 06-12-2017 |
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| Other | 2017 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2017 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Las Vegas |
| Period | 03-12-17 → 06-12-17 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Software
- Modelling and Simulation
- Computer Science Applications
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Operations analysis of hospital ward evacuation using crowd density model with occupancy area and velocity by patient type. / Yokouchi, Mitsuko; Hasegawa, Yuri; Sasaki, Ryosuke; Gaku, Rie; Murata, Yukinori; Mizuno, Nobuko; Inaba, Asuka; Tanaka, Toshinori.
2017 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 2984-2993.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AU - Yokouchi, Mitsuko
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AU - Sasaki, Ryosuke
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AU - Murata, Yukinori
AU - Mizuno, Nobuko
AU - Inaba, Asuka
AU - Tanaka, Toshinori
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N2 - This study conducts an operational analysis of horizontal evacuation in a hospital using a crowd density model to simulate patient evacuation. The proposed discrete-event simulation model considers three types of patients assigned with specific moving speed and areas from which to evacuate; the moving speed also varied according to the area's crowd density. We evaluated the effect of the ratio and transfer priority for each patient type on evacuation time in the ward. During night shifts, the evacuation time increased with the ratio of type 1 patients transferred by two nurses with sheets or blankets. The results showed only slight differences in evacuation times when transfer priority changed between type 1 and type 2 patients. The hospital required only one additional staff member to shorten the evacuation time during night shifts.
AB - This study conducts an operational analysis of horizontal evacuation in a hospital using a crowd density model to simulate patient evacuation. The proposed discrete-event simulation model considers three types of patients assigned with specific moving speed and areas from which to evacuate; the moving speed also varied according to the area's crowd density. We evaluated the effect of the ratio and transfer priority for each patient type on evacuation time in the ward. During night shifts, the evacuation time increased with the ratio of type 1 patients transferred by two nurses with sheets or blankets. The results showed only slight differences in evacuation times when transfer priority changed between type 1 and type 2 patients. The hospital required only one additional staff member to shorten the evacuation time during night shifts.
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