Paper on a game theoretic model of the behavioural gaming that takes place at the EMS - ED interface

Overview

This paper investigates how we can model some of the behavioural gaming that takes place between the Emergency Department (ED) and the Emergency Medical Services (EMS). A 3-player game is investigated that is informed by a queueing theoretic model.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. A queueing model for the ED-EMS interface
   1. Waiting time
   2. Blocking time
   3. Proportion of individuals within time
4. Strategic manipulation of the ED-EMS interface
   1. Building the game
   2. Results
5. Conclusion