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Computer-based application that collects, organizes and analyzes health data to facilitate diagnosis and treatment.
Deep learning is an artificial intelligence function that imitates the workings of the human brain in processing data and creating patterns for use in decision making.
Injury or disease which can be addressed later without any damage to the victim.
Also known as statement of work or statement of requirement. Deliverables are usually detailed in the specification of the approach to market documentation and are linked to details
The pro-active approach to managing demand, for example standardisation initiatives. This could include product masking (see definition) or it could include the adoption of specific processes for spending authorisation.
Immediate assistance to maintain life, improve health and support the morale of the affected population.
Organization and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies
CPR instructions provided over the telephone by the emergency dispatcher, called dispatcher-assisted CPR, can substantially increase bystander-initiated CPR and thereby increase the chance for survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Unmanned aircraft or ship that can navigate autonomously, without human control or beyond line of sight
It's a one-person ambulance drone modelled after a standard quadcopter–driven by a GPS, pilot, or combination of both–that could be dispatched to an emergency scene with a single EMT. The EMT stabilizes the patient, loads him up, and sends him back to the hospital for further treatment