When Seconds Count, RapidSOS Will Be Ready When 911 Isn’t
Summary
The system was developed by AT&T in the late 1960s to centralize access to public safety services such as fire, police, and medical through one simple and easy-to-remember number. Since most 911 calls today are from mobile phones, location data that could be crucial for saving a life or finding a kidnap victim is often unavailable to the emergency operator. RapidSOS intends to transform this status quo through a multi-product offering for consumers and institutions that it hopes will dramatically improve emergency services and the performance of first responders. Thus, if you have a medical emergency and press the button, it will automatically send potential allergies and blood type info to first responders to help them properly handle your conditions. For institutions like universities and corporate campuses, RapidSOS offers a product it calls GeoAlert that allows public safety officers to send out mass alerts to precisely the people they need to go to, reducing confusion in an emergency.
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