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Can you text 911 and other Emergency Services? |
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Written by Hambaba
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Wednesday, 18 July 2007 |
Do you know that current technology utilized by Emergency dispatchers, doesn't
allow for emergency text messages? As of now emergency departments are still
struggling to track cell phone calls so text messages are the next step. The
question remains, why 911 text messages? To be honest, it leaves me wondering.
If you're in a real life emergency, can you imagine sending an emergency text
message about the situation? Not a very practical idea, but it may yet be useful
in some situations where subtly is essential. But there are possibilities for
more uses.
Currently, analysts believe it will not be long before your cell phones, PDAs,
Smart phones, et al. will become multi-use devices that analyze your health
conditions. These applications and their possibilities are endless. But
applications such as cell phones tracking your exercise routines, diabetes
information, prescription schedule, and much more are a present reality. Even
the medical world is digitizing data to better incorporate the use of
technology. Keeping this in mind, a sudden unlikely change in your health
condition and an emergency message to a medical dispatch may be just what the
doctor ordered. Can you say life savers?
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