Patient Flow Control Using Multi-Agent Systems

Abstract

This article raises the problem of a mass of patients in the eventuality of a natural disaster, or a mass accident. A solution is required that needs to dispatch patients fast to the nearest hospitals and to the right personnel. Having distributed knowledge in different locations, multi-agent systems seem to be a perfect fit, needing to coordinate different individuals. A system is proposed, based on the national sorting protocol for emergency situations, using a mobile hardware component that features a set of medical sensors to fast-process the patient's parameters and label the medical condition. The proposed system should decide where the patient should go and prioritize patients based on their health status.