Falck to launch ‘Emergency 1990′ Android GPS app
View(s):The local unit of international ambulance service Falck will soon begin offering “Emergency 1990″, an application (app) for Android smartphones that allows people to access emergency services even if they are unable to talk or give their location for any reason.
According to a statement from Sri Lanka-based Wavenet, who developed this application; “With the introduction of the ‘Emergency 1990′ android app, Falck’s Emergency Communication Centre will have the ability to identify a patient’s location and immediately respond to the distress call. The emergency medical dispatchers will see the caller’s exact location on a map, and this will save valuable time. Even if the caller does not know their location, or is unable to talk due to the emergency, Falck will have the information required to dispatch the closest medical teams”.
Elaborating further, Falck Sri Lanka Managing Director / Chief Executive Donnie Woodyard Jr. was quoted as saying; “In an emergency, anyone can call Falck’s designated hotline number ’1990′ for immediate assistance in three languages, 24 hours a day. When a registered member calls for help, our dispatchers immediately see their complete profile including the address of their home and office, their medical history, medical allergies, and any special instructions. Based on this information, our Emergency Medical Dispatchers use GPS technology to dispatch the closest ambulances to the location, while also providing lifesaving pre-arrival instructions over the phone. While the ambulance is responding, the medical team already is alerted to any allergies or significant medical problems”.
Continuing, he added; “Even without having to ask for the caller’s location, we will be able to see their location on our map. This not only reduces errors, frustration, and anxiety, it also saves critical time and allows an ambulance to be dispatched immediately…All of our ambulances meet the European Union ambulance standards, and are essentially mobile hospitals. In addition to the ambulances, we also have launched Sri Lanka’s first fleet of motorcycle response units. During peak traffic periods, these motorbikes are also dispatched. Each motorcycle ambulance has a trained Emergency Medical Technician and all of the required medical equipment required to provide initial services until the ambulance arrives. We have also implemented the first SMS based membership system that is quick, easy, and affordable.
Anyone with a Dialog, Etisalat, or Mobitel mobile phone can activate a membership instantly by simply sending REG by SMS to 1990. Immediately after the registration, a caller agent will contact the client and ask for their address, basic medical history, and family member details”.
(JH)
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