Using Artificial Intelligence for Predicting the Duration of Emergency Evacuation During Hospital Fire.

Journal: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: A danger threatening hospitals is fire. The most important action following a fire is to urgently evacuate the hospital during the shortest time possible. The aim of this study was to predict the duration of emergency evacuation following hospital fire using machine-learning algorithms.

Authors

  • Ali Sahebi
    Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
  • Katayoun Jahangiri
    Safty Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Ahmad Alibabaei
    Department of E-Learning, Virtual School of Medical Education and Management, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh
    Workplace Health Promotion Research Center, Department of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.