Intelligent Dashboard for augmented reality based incident command response co-ordination

Communication in a mass casualty disaster scene is limited and difficult for medical personnel in the absence of necessary communication infrastructure and collaboration technologies. It leads to misdirected and delayed triage of scene-wide critically injured patients, especially when there is a large volume of patients needing diverse care levels. In this paper, we describe a novel Intelligent Dashboard that provides augmented reality benefits with minimal human communication through integration of a standardized Incident Command System (ICS) with Internet of Things (IoT) such as heads-up displays, virtual beacons, QR-code cards, and wireless mesh network elements. We conduct a usability evaluation with a two-incident `Task Force 1 Rescue' simulation to show the ease-of-use and effectiveness of our Intelligent Dashboard. Our work lays the foundation for next-generation ICS for an Incident Commander to deploy resources at the right locations more efficiently, and reduce triage time, mitigate over/under triage, and thus increase triage care levels.