An iOS location -based emergency notification application

1. An iOS location-based emergency notification application Michel SchevernelsSupervisor: Prof. Dr. Ir. Erik Duval Advisor: GonzaloParra

2. Context • Sudden cardiac arrest • Not the same as heart attack • Electrical vs Circulation problem • First 5 minutes crucial -> brain damage • Ambulances take up to 9 minutes to arrive • This in Germany

3. Goal • Reduce deathsCan we use current technology for reducing the response time? • Introduce VNS • Lay-men will be notified in a cardiac arrest situation • iOS application • Why a VNS? • A study showed that an increase of 80% in the number of ambulances only reduces the response time by a minute! • Who is a volunteer? • Everyone who has a certificate of taking part in a CPR course.

4. Topical Issue – Article 17/10/2013

5. Literature • Not much out there • Studied other projects • Very topical issue • Legal aspects

6. PulsePoint • Made in the USA • Smartphones (Android and iOS) • Only for public places • Each community has to implement an interface to communicate with their API • App is free to download, but the community has to pay an annual fee. • Volunteers don’t have to be trained • Offer: Notifications and AED locations

7. Hartveilig wonen • Build in the Netherlands • Texting service • When notified, get a location of the victim and an AED. • Volunteers are notified based on their profile settings • Everyone can join, even those without training, but you have to take a course. • Offer: notification system, courses, counseling and have a insurance policy

8. HartslagNu • Build in the Netherlands • Texting service • In a SCA event 30 volunteers notified, 1/3 sent to victim, 2/3 first to an AED • Distance volunteers <-> victim 1000m, volunteer <-> AED 500m • Only volunteers with certificate can join • Offers only notification system

9. The EMuRgencyProject (Germany) • Build by a team of the Aachen University • Smartphone (Android) • Everyone can join in, even those not trained • Volunteers are notified based on pushed GPS locations • Distance volunteers <-> victim 1000m • Don’t use AEDs • Offer: Only notification system

10. SMSlivräddare(SMSlifesavers) • Recent project from Sweden • Only in Stockholm County • Texting service • Volunteers have to be trained • Not finished

11. Legal Aspects • Not legal as it stands • Volunteers will have to have a certificate • Volunteers are obliged to go help • Are allowed to travel by car • Data about a case and the participating volunteers should be stored for 30 years

12. My work • Analysing other projects and legal aspects • Requirements • Paper prototype + evaluation • Digital prototype

13. Requirements • iOS application • Notification system  guide volunteers to the victim • AED locations • List of courses or info sessions in the vicitiny • Information

14. Paper prototype

15. Evaluation prototype • Focus on usability not visually appealing • 7 people ages 23 – 55, no computer scientists! • Down side not much feedback in terms of design • Using System Usability Scale • Feedback overall positive

16. Digital prototype • Implementing in iOS (iOS7) • Sat down with a Graphical Designer • He introduced an alternative home view. • If there is time left, I will do an analysis which is better. • Almost finished • Demo at the end.

17. Difficulties • Push notification • Program in the background • Deciding who gets a notification • Legal issues (Volunteers can’t accept a case, store the information,…)

18. Planning • December (31st) • Finishing digital prototype • Look up requirements push server • January (8th): • Evaluation digital prototype • January • Studying • February • Start programming • March • Finish programming

19. Planning • April • Evaluate program • Writing thesis • May • If there is time, make GUI look nice • Writing thesis • May (23th) • Hand in thesis text • June • Defense

20. Hoped score • 14/20

21. Statistics

22. Demo

23. Questions?