Welcome to the BEMTS repository! I am Dr. Nicolas Foss, an epidemiologist at the Bureau of Emergency Medical and Trauma Services at Iowa HHS. This repository focuses on injury and emergency medical services (EMS) research 🏥, leveraging data to drive public health improvements 📊.
- Role: Epidemiologist
- Organization: Bureau of Emergency Medical and Trauma Services, Iowa HHS
- Languages & Tools:
Data analysis, package development
Exploratory data analysis and visualization
Database management
DAX, M language for data visualization
BEMTS is focused on creating custom packages 📦 that support injury and EMS research. These packages streamline workflows, enhance data analysis, and promote reproducibility in public health research. Some key areas of interest:
- Trauma system effectiveness analytics 🚑
- Injury event and Hospital admission rates 🏥
- Mechanism / Nature of injury trends 💹
- EMS response metrics ⏱️
- Reinjury analytics ⚡
- Geospatial analyses 🌍
- Data visualization 📊
📝 If you encounter issues or have feature requests, check the repository's contribution guidelines for details.
Feel free to reach out with any questions, support requests, or collaboration inquiries: