Domain 1: Emergency Medical Services and Congestion

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Investigator Information

Dr. Jeff Crandall- University of Virginia
Email: jrc2h@virginia.edu

Dr. Russ Fine- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Email: rfine@uab.edu

Dr. Gerald McGwin - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Email: mcgwin@uab.edu

Dr. Matthew Trowbridge-University of Virginia
Email: mtrowbridge@virginia.edu

 

D1-Project 1: Urban Sprawl and Pre-hospital Emergency Care (final report available)

D1-Project 2: Characterize EMS Providers Perspectives and Experiences with Congestion (Ongoing)

D1-Project 3: The role of Within-Vehicle Technology for Improving EMS Response Time (Ongoing)

D1-Project 4: Potential Improvements in Medical Treatment and EMS through Real-time Injury Assessment of Occumpants Involved in Crashes (Post-Crash Injury Predication Using Multi-body Modeling and Advanced Region-Specific Regression Equataions) (Ongoing)

 

Domain 2: Development of a Dynamic Assignment and Simulation Model for Incident and Emergency Management Applications in the Birmingham Region

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Investigator Information

Dr. Sharif Melouk- University of Alabama
Email: smelouk@cba.ua.edu

Dr. Virginia P. Sisiopiku- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Email: vsisiopi@uab.edu

Andy Sullivan, P.E.- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Email: asullivan@uab.edu

 

Domain 2-Project 1: Capacity Building, Education, and Technology Transfer (Ongoing)

Domain 2-Project 2: Development, Calibration and Testing of the Birmingham Prototype Model (Ongoing)

Domain 2-Project 3: Development and Testing of a Decision Support Tool for Optimization of EMS Response Time (Ongoing)

Domain 2-Project 4: Evaluation of Incident and Emergency Management Options in the Birmingham Region (Ongoing)

Domain 2-Project 5: The Role of Transit in Safe Evacuation of the Elderly and Disabled in Emergencies and Disasters (Ongoing)

 

Domain 3: Distracted Driving and Small Projects

D3-Project 1: A Pilot Study for Distracted Driving in Teens With and Without ADHD (Ongoing)

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Investigator Information

Dr. Despina Stavrinos - University of Alabama at Birmingham
dstavrin@uab.edu

D3-Project 2: Enhancement of Global Positioning System Utilization in Emergency Medical Services (Ongoing)

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Investigator Information

Glenn Cummings, MBA/HCM, RN - University of South Alabama
gcummings@usouthal.edu

Richard Gonzalez, MD - University of South Alabama
rgonzalez@usouthal.edu