Emergency notification system

摘要

An emergency notification system and method that is operable to provide a technique for a user to transmit an emergency signal request wherein the emergency signal request is transmitted to a 911 operations center, registered EMS providers, and at least one named contact identified by the user transmitting the emergency signal request simultaneously. The emergency notification system includes a server database having control software and further includes a software application for mobile devices. The emergency notification system is operable to receive and store relevant medical data for each of the registered users of the system wherein the medical data is transmitted to emergency medical service providers during the transmission of the emergency signal request. A customized notification message is additionally sent to a predefined list of contacts during the emergency signal request. The customized notification message further includes the geographic coordinates of the user transmitting the emergency signal request.

主权项

1. An emergency notification system that is operable to provide a user thereof a means of notifying more than one entity that the user is in need of emergency assistance wherein the notification is simultaneous comprising the steps of:
providing a server-database, wherein the server database includes the necessary electronics to store, receive, transmit and manipulate data, wherein the server-database is operably coupled to the Internet; providing a website, wherein the website is operated on said server-database, wherein said website provides an interface to utilize the emergency notification system; registering a plurality of EMS providers, said registering a plurality of EMS providers being executed on said website; registering a plurality of individual users, said registering a plurality of individual users being accomplished on said website; creating a user profile, said creating a user profile occurring during said registering a plurality individual users, said creating a user profile including the inputting and capturing of specific data for a user; installing a software application on a mobile device, wherein the software application is installed on a mobile device of each of the plurality of users; monitoring the server-database, wherein said plurality of EMS providers monitor the server-database for an emergency signal request; encountering a scenario wherein emergency assistance is required, wherein at least one of the registered plurality of individuals encounters a scenario wherein the user requires emergency assistance; transmitting an emergency request signal, wherein said transmitting an emergency request signal is performed by a user utilizing an icon for the software application on the mobile device, wherein the emergency signal request is transmitted to a 911 operations center and the server-database of the emergency notification system and wherein the emergency signal request is less than one hundred characters; providing the geographical coordinates of the user transmitting the emergency request signal; claiming responsibility for responding to the emergency request signal, said claiming the responsibility for responding to the emergency request signal being executed by one of said plurality of EMS providers; collecting a fee, said collecting a fee being executed by said one of said plurality of EMS providers that has claimed responsibility for responding to the emergency request signal; dispatching appropriate emergency resources to the user transmitting the emergency request signal, wherein the emergency resources are dispatched to the provided geographical coordinates.