TY - JOUR AU - Jagtenberg, Caroline J. AU - Vollebergh, Maaike A. J. AU - Uleberg, Oddvar AU - Røislien, Jo PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/20 TI - Introducing fairness in Norwegian air ambulance base location planning JO - Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine SP - 50 VL - 29 IS - 1 AB - A primary task of the Norwegian helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) is to provide advanced medical care to the critical ill and injured outside of hospitals. Where HEMS bases are located, directly influences who in the population can be reached within a given response time threshold and who cannot. When studying the locations of bases, the focus is often on efficiency, that is, maximizing the total number of people that can be reached within a given set time. This approach is known to benefit people living in densely populated areas, such as cities, over people living in remote areas. The most efficient solution is thus typically not necessarily a fair one. This study aims to incorporate fairness in finding optimal air ambulance base locations. SN - 1757-7241 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00842-0 DO - 10.1186/s13049-021-00842-0 ID - Jagtenberg2021 ER -