Emergency Medical Logistics of Helicopter Air Ambulance Response-Time Reliability: A Monte Carlo Simulation

James Cline; Dothang Truong

doi:10.3390/logistics10020044

Emergency Medical Logistics of Helicopter Air Ambulance Response-Time Reliability: A Monte Carlo Simulation

James Cline
, Dothang Truong

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Original language	English
Article number	44
Journal	Logistics
Volume	10
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/logistics10020044
State	Published - Feb 2026
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Management Information Systems
Transportation
Management Science and Operations Research
Information Systems and Management

Keywords

emergency medical services (EMS)
healthcare logistics
helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS)
Monte Carlo simulation
response-time reliability
rural access
standby policy
stochastic operations

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