Care Flight Management System
Database
Web interface
Describe functionality
allow users to log request
allocate helicopter to a request
Self-determining functionality
Security
integrity and ethical use of personal data
device and data independence that data shouldn't be stored on the local device, has to access Care Flight servers
Performance
Care Flight system is high speed, efficient and accurate
manage a hierarchy of tasks to determine priority
Usability principles
safety
accessibility
utility
effectiveness
learnability
description of help required, and number of patients requiring care
Requests must be recorded, organised and stored into a database file on disk, for auditing, analysing and recording keeping purposes
Triage rating from 1-5
patients are treated according to how serious their condition is
Geo location of the patient requesting help in relation to the nearest hospital
tracking or re-routing returning helicopters
status levels
“Awaiting” – ready for dispatch
“Responding” – enroute to a request for help
“Returning” – transferring affected passengers
iPhone 11 and 3G (slow) to log urgent help when out in the field riding
Hospital
slow Dell desktop PC and an outdated Internet Explorer browser
SQL statements
INSERT a new request, and allocating (UPDATE) a Care Flight helicopter to a request
A flight time prediction algorithm
A efficient flight path/path finding algorithm
A hospital load balancing algorithm of capacity
A priority response algorithm
In-flight tracking metrics, including current position and status, with the ability to re-route
Filtering request data from the database by chosen fields, either by criteria, range or frequency, sorted ASC or DESC
Ability to INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE fleet helicopters or hospital locations
Visualising data
SQL statements
Create - adds data to table
Insert - data into table
Delete - deleting data in table
Update - updates data in table
Select - get data out of table
If patient try to access Care Flight system and it doesn’t work — it becomes worthless
If patient is unable to use their hands the patient can speak for help
If patient is unable to manual request for help they can just click a button that provides location to Care Flight
If website is clustered and distract or confuse the patients, they will need more time to find what they came for which is critical for an emergency response system
Accommodates the users so that the Care Flight system is used how it is intended
The system is practical and useful it is users
Patient personal medical information is secured and not sold to 3rd parties for advertisement of health products