A simulation model for emergency evacuation time and low-cost improvements
Project:*A simulation model for emergency evacuation time and low-cost improvements.
Location:*Krakow, Centre of Addiction Therapy
Summary:
How much time will take evacuation depending on different time frames during the day and what low-cost improvements can be made to shorten evacuation time
Measurements :
• door width;
• corridor width;
• staircase and railing width;
• location of potential obstacles, their width and the narrowing of the corridors.
• Number and location of patients, medical staff and administration at a given moment in time
Simulating:
• Five scenarios (night time, early morning, late morning and midday, afternoon, evening)
• Pauls and Helbings models for simulating evacuation dynamics
• Before and after low-cost improvements (changes in evacuation protocol, removing obstacles etc.)
Additional Info:
We are considering organize evacuation event in reality engaging students in this hospital facility. Comparison of the results might enlarge science value of this project.
Future work:
Creating models for emergency evacuation of other buildings in this hospital complex.
Related publications:
1. Mikulik J., Cempel W. A., Kracik S., Dabal D., A Simulation Model for Emergency Evacuation Time and Low-Cost Improvements of a Hospital Facility Using FlexSim Healthcare: A Case Study, [in:] Intelligent Systems in Technical and Medical Diagnostics, Springner Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin 2013, pp. 333-342
2. Mikulik J., Dabal D., Cempel W. A., A simulation model for emergency evacuation of hospital using FlexSim GP and FlexSim HC 3D simulation software, [in:] Quality Management in Education and Industry: Experience, Problems and Perspectives, Lviv 2013, pp. 97
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