Time series modelling to forecast prehospital EMS demand for diabetic emergencies

• Main Authors: Melanie Villani (Author), Arul Earnest (Author), Natalie Nanayakkara (Author), Karen Smith (Author), Barbora de Courten (Author), Sophia Zoungas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Acute diabetic emergencies are often managed by prehospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The projected growth in prevalence of diabetes is likely to result in rising demand for prehospital EMS that are already under pressure. The aims of this study were to model the temporal...