TY - GEN
T1 - Designing a Real-Time Integrated First Responder Health and Environmental Monitoring Dashboard
AU - Fruhling, Ann
AU - Hall, Margeret
AU - Medcalf, Sharon
AU - Yoder, Aaron
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Between 2007 and 2016, there were 144,002 HAZMAT incidents on US highways, with damage totaling nearly $600 M. The top two incident types in the past three years involved flammable-combustible liquids and corrosive materials. In 2016, 38% of firefighter fatality was a result of sudden cardiac death, making it one of the two leading causes of death among firefighters. Heat-related illness is directly linked to adverse cardiovascular events [5], but when detected early, recovery is likely. We propose a new system called REaCH: Real-Time Emergency Communication System for HAZMAT Incidents. The REaCH system will include real-time health monitoring of first responders through wearable devices that capture individual health parameters and exposure to hazardous materials. Individual health data and HAZMAT exposure data will be transmitted to a dashboard that integrates all of the information for the Incident Commander to monitor. The Incident Commander can evaluate if individuals need to be removed from the scene when his/her health status is being compromised.
AB - Between 2007 and 2016, there were 144,002 HAZMAT incidents on US highways, with damage totaling nearly $600 M. The top two incident types in the past three years involved flammable-combustible liquids and corrosive materials. In 2016, 38% of firefighter fatality was a result of sudden cardiac death, making it one of the two leading causes of death among firefighters. Heat-related illness is directly linked to adverse cardiovascular events [5], but when detected early, recovery is likely. We propose a new system called REaCH: Real-Time Emergency Communication System for HAZMAT Incidents. The REaCH system will include real-time health monitoring of first responders through wearable devices that capture individual health parameters and exposure to hazardous materials. Individual health data and HAZMAT exposure data will be transmitted to a dashboard that integrates all of the information for the Incident Commander to monitor. The Incident Commander can evaluate if individuals need to be removed from the scene when his/her health status is being compromised.
KW - Design science
KW - Environmental monitoring system
KW - First responder health
KW - HAZMAT incidents
KW - Real-time integrated dashboard
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-64823-7_3
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-64823-7_3
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85097830540
SN - 9783030648220
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 28
EP - 34
BT - Designing for Digital Transformation. Co-Creating Services with Citizens and Industry - 15th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2020, Proceedings
A2 - Hofmann, Sara
A2 - Müller, Oliver
A2 - Rossi, Matti
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - 15th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2020
Y2 - 2 December 2020 through 4 December 2020
ER -