Integrated Ambulance Tracking and Hospital Communication Framework for Emergency Healthcare

In medical emergencies, the most important thing is to reach the hospital on time to save lives. But ambulances are often delayed due to traffic congestion and a lack of coordination between traffic control systems and hospitals. This can result in the denial of immediate medical attention to patients, especially during the "golden hour" of emergency care. To overcome this problem, this paper proposes an Ambulance Co-ordination System to optimize ambulance movement and emergency response time. The proposed system employs RFID technology to offer automatic priority at traffic signals for ambulances. Each ambulance has a distinct RFID tag that is scanned by a reader mounted on traffic signals, which enables the green signal to be turned on and allows the ambulance to pass through without any hindrances. When ambulances from opposite directions are about to reach the traffic signal, a priority system controlled by the hospital is employed to give priority to the ambulance carrying the most critical patient. The system also enables live tracking of ambulances using GPS and exchange of patient information through GSM communication, allowing the hospital to prepare in advance. On the whole, the proposed system provides a feasible and cost-effective solution for minimizing response time and enhancing emergency medical services.