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A Multiagent System for Coordinating Ambulances for Emergency Medical Services
September/October 2008 (vol. 23 no. 5)
pp. 50-57
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Beatriz López, Bianca Innocenti, Dídac Busquets, "A Multiagent System for Coordinating Ambulances for Emergency Medical Services," IEEE Intelligent Systems, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 50-57, September/October, 2008.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MIS.2008.76,
author = {Beatriz López and Bianca Innocenti and Dídac Busquets},
title = {A Multiagent System for Coordinating Ambulances for Emergency Medical Services},
journal ={IEEE Intelligent Systems},
volume = {23},
number = {5},
issn = {1541-1672},
year = {2008},
pages = {50-57},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MIS.2008.76},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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KW - multiagent systems
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Beatriz López, University of Girona
Bianca Innocenti, University of Girona
Dídac Busquets, University of Girona
To coordinate ambulances for emergency medical services, a multiagent system uses an auction mechanism based on trust. Results of tests using real data show that this system can efficiently assign ambulances to patients, thereby reducing transportation time.

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Index Terms:
multiagent systems, coherence and coordination, healthcare.
Citation:
Beatriz López, Bianca Innocenti, Dídac Busquets, "A Multiagent System for Coordinating Ambulances for Emergency Medical Services," IEEE Intelligent Systems, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 50-57, Sep./Oct. 2008, doi:10.1109/MIS.2008.76
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