Trained & equipped volunteers alerted by smartphone to quickly respond to emergencies in Jersey City, NJ.

摘要

United Rescue focuses on two main gaps in EMS response: disaster surge and remote areas. The program is similar to other citizen volunteer models, but with a technological twist. When a 9-1-1 call is received, the EMS dispatcher sends the closest ambulance while another dispatcher uses special NowForce crowdsourcing smartphone technology to locate any volunteers close to the emergency. These volunteers are then notified via a smartphone alert so they can respond to the emergency rapidly and provide lifesaving care in those critical moments prior to the arrival of JCMC ambulances.