Intelligent transportation system for automated medical services during pandemic

Abstract

Infectious viruses are spread during human-to-human contact and can cause worldwide pandemics. We have witnessed worldwide disasters during the COVID-19 pandemic because of infectious viruses, and these incidents often unfold in various phases and waves. During this pandemic, so many deaths have occurred worldwide that they cannot even be counted accurately. The biggest issue that comes to the forefront is that health workers going to treat patients suffering from COVID-19 also may get infected. Many health workers have lost their lives to COVID-19 and are still losing their lives. The situation can worsen further by coinciding with other natural disasters like cyclones, earthquakes, and tsunamis. In these situations, an intelligent automated model is needed to provide contactless medical services such as ambulance facilities and primary health tests. In this paper, we explore these types of services safely with the help of an intelligent automated transportation model using a vehicular delay-tolerant network. To solve the scenario, we propose an intelligent transportation system for automated medical services to prevent healthcare workers from becoming infected during testing and collecting health data by collaborating with a delay-tolerant network of vehicles in intelligent transport systems. The proposed model automatically categorizes and filters infected patients, providing medical facilities based on their illnesses. Our mathematical evaluation and simulation results affirm the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed model, highlighting its strength compared to existing state-of-the-art protocols.