Selection of helicopter bases and transport modes to minimize pre-hospital times in Iceland
The choice of helicopter base locations depends on factors beyond coverage. Our work shows how optimization models can reveal the impact of operational assumptions on optimal base selection and illustrates a methodology that can be adapted for other countries facing similar geographic challenges.
Authors
- Björn Gunnarsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1247-919X)
- Ármann Ingólfsson
- Sveinbjörn Dúason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5733-9003)
- Phuong H. D. Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8993-332X)
Institutions
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Akureyri Hospital (IS)
- University of Akureyri (IS)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-025-01504-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Facility Location and Emergency Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.76
Funders
- University of Alberta
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada