ANALYSIS OF EFFECT THAT EXITING ROAD ONLY FOR AMBULANCE INTRODUCED INTO EXPRESSWAY

Abstract

In the relief activities, rapid emergency medical trans port is essential to save more patients. Currently, advanced medical facilities such as the third level emergency medical facilities to deal with patient with an advanced disease are concentrated in urban areas. There are regional differences in emergency medical services between urban areas and local areas that th ere are few third level emergency medical facilities.
Emergency medical transport from local areas to urban areas use the expressway. But, the increase emergency medical transportation time is problem, if emergency medical facilities are away from the highway interchange. Therefore, to establish exiting road only for ambulance that aimed shortening the distance from the highway to emergency medical facilities can avoid some traffic injury and is possible to shorten the emergency medical transportation time.
The purpose of this study are to analysis of effect that exiting road only for ambulance introduced into expressway and to improve emergency medical services in the future.