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 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements. This research is funded by the Mid-America Transportation Center via a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s University Transportation Centers Program [USDOT UTC grant number for MATC: 69A3551747107], and this support is gratefully acknowledged. The contents reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the information presented herein and are not necessarily representative of the sponsoring agencies.
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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 -