Accessing EMS Through Technology
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Texting
Certain areas allow users to text for emergency services
Pros: Good for the hearing impaired, or for those in a loud environment (e.x.: concerts)
Cons: Not available everywhere
Pros: Good for the hearing impaired, or for those in a loud environment (e.x.: concerts)
Cons: Not available everywhere
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Dialing 911
The preferred method to reaching emergency services
Pros: Can work even if phone is locked, and instructions can be readily delivered.
Cons: Can be different according to phone model
Pros: Can work even if phone is locked, and instructions can be readily delivered.
Cons: Can be different according to phone model
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Apps and Software
Specific emergency programs on mobile devices that can notify trained users when and where a local emergency is occurring
Pros: Locates readily available responders and AEDs that are very close in the area, which decreases response time
Cons: Logistics; how do we know where these are when the emergency happens?
Pros: Locates readily available responders and AEDs that are very close in the area, which decreases response time
Cons: Logistics; how do we know where these are when the emergency happens?
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Landlines/VOIP
Lines that have access to the internet that can be moved from location to location
Pros: Popular and portable
Cons: May not be accurate with locations; the dispatcher may not know where you are dialing from, and landlines may require an outbound protocol that can slow recovery time
Pros: Popular and portable
Cons: May not be accurate with locations; the dispatcher may not know where you are dialing from, and landlines may require an outbound protocol that can slow recovery time