Using machine learning to assess the extent of busy ambulances and its impact on ambulance response times: A retrospective observational study

• Lars Eide Næss ,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: lars.eide.ness@stolav.no

  Affiliations Department of Research and Development, The Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Oslo, Norway, Department of Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Services, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5779-7271

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• Andreas Jørstad Krüger,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Research and Development, The Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Oslo, Norway, Department of Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Services, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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• Oddvar Uleberg,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Services, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Department of Research and Development, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

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• Helge Haugland,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Research and Development, The Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Oslo, Norway, Department of Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Services, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5869-6675

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• Jostein Dale,

  Roles Project administration, Resources

  Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Services, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway

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• Jon-Ola Wattø,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Services, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway

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• Sara Marie Nilsen,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Center for Health Care Improvement, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6762-9645

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• Andreas Asheim

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Center for Health Care Improvement, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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