Medical Emergency Disaster Response Network

描述(由申请人提供)：许多组织都参与了医疗紧急灾难服务的提供：紧急医疗服务(EMS)、消防和警察部门、医院、地方当局等。因此，所有这些单位之间的资源规划和后勤协调对于拯救生命和降低成本非常重要。对更好的后勤协调和通信系统的需要已被记录在案，但目前的信息技术基础设施使其难以实现。鉴于自然灾害和人为灾害的风险增加，提供更好的后勤解决方案至关重要。在第一阶段SBIR中，我们建议为医疗紧急灾难响应网络(MEDRN)开发一个概念验证原型。这一网络将使规划者能够快速获取后勤/资源信息，并将其分发给需要了解的人。 在过去的三年里，Semandex Networks开发了一种基于XML的内容路由技术，通过允许信息从提供商流向用户而不需要各方相互了解，减少了一个组织内和跨组织的“信息中断”数量。该系统的覆盖网络拓扑允许在不改变现有基础设施的情况下实现低成本实施。此外，通过允许用户创建可以存储、重复使用和更新的查询，网络可以成为标准操作程序和最佳实践的储存库。这项技术已经成功地由国防部和情报界进行了试验。对于此SBIR的第一阶段，我们计划利用我们的内容路由技术来实现MEDRN原型。我们将a)分析系统需求，b)设计网络拓扑结构，c)开发MEDRN原型，d)在模拟场景下测试系统，e)对系统进行评估。第一阶段的成功将使我们能够在社区的参与下，在第二阶段进行业务试验。我们的目标是帮助医疗急救人员最终拯救生命。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Many organizations are involved in the delivery of medical emergency disaster services: emergency medical services (EMS), the fire and police departments, hospitals, local authorities, etc. Resource planning and logistic coordination among all these units is therefore very important to save lives and reduce costs. The need for better logistic coordination and communication systems has been documented, but the current IT infrastructure makes that difficult to achieve. Given the increased risk of natural and man-made disasters, it is paramount to offer better logistic solutions. In this Phase I SBIR we propose to develop a proof-of-concept prototype for a Medical Emergency Disaster Response Network (MEDRN). This network will allow planners to obtain rapid access to logistic/resource information and to distribute it to those that need to know. Over the last three years Semandex Networks has developed an XML based content-routing technology that reduces the number of "information breaks" within an organization and across organizations by allowing information to flow from providers to users without requiring the parties to know one another. The system's overlay network topology permits a low cost implementation that makes use of existing infrastructure without altering it. Moreover, by allowing users to create queries that can be stored, reused and updated, the network can become a repository of standard operating procedures and best practices. The technology has been successfully trialed by the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. For Phase I of this SBIR, we plan to take advantage of our content-routing technology to implement the MEDRN prototype. We will a) analyze the system requirements, b) design the topology of the network, c) develop the prototype MEDRN, d) test the system under a simulated scenario and, e) evaluate the system. A successful Phase I will allow us to conduct an operational trial during Phase II with the involvement of a community. Our goal is for the MEDRN to aid medical emergency personnel to ultimately save lives.