Understanding Trends and Forecasting EMS Demand

Understanding Trends and Forecasting EMS Demand

Who this is for:

EMS Leaders, M&E Teams, Planners

Overview

Forecasting helps anticipate:

  • Required number of ambulances per shift

  • Peak periods

  • High-burden regions

  • Facility demand patterns

What Trends Include

  • Daily patterns (peak hours)

  • Monthly variations

  • Event-related spikes

  • Mass event patterns

Troubleshooting

  • Unexpected trend dips → check if incident logging was consistent.

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