Predictive Dispatch of Volunteer First Responders: Algorithm Development and Validation

• Main Authors: Michael Khalemsky (Author), Anna Khalemsky (Author), Stephen Lankenau (Author), Janna Ataiants (Author), Alexis Roth (Author), Gabriela Marcu (Author), David G Schwartz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundSmartphone-based emergency response apps are increasingly being used to identify and dispatch volunteer first responders (VFRs) to medical emergencies to provide faster first aid, which is associated with better prognoses. Volunteers' availability and willingness to respond are uncert...