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#Emergencies inspire new apps to answer crisis calls Like many residents of Nairobi in Kenya,
Yet it is only during emergencies that we realise how precious this connection is to our lives.
and share vital news during emergencies be armed it attacks or natural disasters. Early signs suggest that the rise in mobile phone ownership is beginning to mitigate the impact of emergencies and natural disasters.
Last year saw the lowest number of deaths and people affected by disasters for a decade, according to the 2013 World Disasters Report from the International Federation of Red cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
And in the US, Wireless Emergency Alerts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency now warn people of severe weather and other hazards
Ping, still being tested, is a free check in service for groups during an emergency. It shares some features with apps such as I Okay
It not the only new app helping friends and family stay connected during emergencies. For times when victims need to reach people discreetly as was the case for those hiding inside Westgate Mall an app built by Nairobi-based Usalama Innovative Systems may be more suitable.
In the developing world, exploiting technologies that people can access easily in an emergency makes sense. s it is clear technology has reached not everyone equally,
It is impossible to prevent many emergencies and natural disasters from happening, but by becoming better connected, there are promising signs that we can cope better in a crisis
and extended family emergencies,"saving is understood better than insurance, #Oloo says. So in 2009 Changamka launched a"smart card#that enabled Kenyans to save small amounts over time to cover the costs of outpatient services,
and say there's an emergency and give me that money.##To help women in this situation,
if I have an emergency.##She saves"around 100 or 200 KES#($1-2) daily when she can,
Additional airbases in the nearby cities of Diyarbakir and Batman will be opened to allied planes for emergencies.
says Prof Ciravegna. he real lesson here is that it is not just about monitoring emergencies,
resulting in the emergency being dealt successfully with, "says Thielen del Pozo.""Our mission is to give an overview,
and recover valuable cargo a European union (EU) funded research project has developed a unique emergency-response system with vast potential.
Tests are under way with several emergency service crews in Europe. The possibilities include wireless communication between fire fighters
or power it is a great emergency preparedness tool, but could also benefit a diverse array of people living without electricity-from hikers and hunters, to backpackers and festival-goers,
We would no longer panic in emergencies. Burch describes how we would switch to this new brain.
In case of emergencies, though, the VC200 comes equipped with a parachute. Recently a prototype of the VC200 took to the skies for its first series of test flights.
A mobile phone can be the device that saves you in an emergency, even if you aren t able to make a call.
If the captain happens to be on the bow or the stern rather than up on the bridge when there an emergency,
If an emergency occurs or the vehicle loses power underwater, it will simply float back to the surface."
or 2g connections) the Oneweb network would also give much-needed global emergency and first responder access for natural disasters refugee camps and other humanitarian needs.
including the declaration of a public-health emergency by New york state last month. The press reports may have triggered many flu-related searches by people who were not ill.
"It must be an emergency if you would consider surgery in space, "says team member Shane Farritor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Medical emergency For now, the only humans in space venture no further than the International space station.
and the ISS has an escape capsule standing by in case of emergencies, so home is just hours away.
and self-docks in case of emergencies eliminating the need for manual labor. When winds are low typically we want to go as high as possible
In addition to Finkelstein and Baicker, the co-authors of the Science paper, titled edicaid Increases Emergency Department Use:
Armies of mobile cubes could temporarily repair bridges or buildings during emergencies, or raise and reconfigure scaffolding for building projects.
and have a longer shelf life than do human platelets a benefit in times of widespread emergency
and be prepared to monitor radioactivity in an emergency although they probably (hopefully) wouldn't get much of a chance to use it.
But what happens if theres an emergency and no medical expert to assist? NASA came up with the answer recently
Rather than people who are ill going to the doctor our idea is for healthy people to think about how to stay healthy prepare for any emergencies
Nepal's national emergency operation centre said on twitter, less than three weeks after a similar disaster killed more than 8, 000 people.
Nepal's National Emergency Operation center tweeted:""Pray to Almighty: Keep all Nepalese Safe in this difficult period of time."
which is a medical emergency potentially requiring surgical intervention, says Koch Institute research affiliate Giovanni Traverso,
That cheap enough to make economic sense in medical emergencies, like those encountered in a neonatal intensive care unit.
During flu epidemics, rapid testing for the rs12252 variant in hospital emergency departments could help to identify people at risk of developing severe influenza and prioritise them for treatment.
and can summon help in an emergency. Andre Bertram and Frank Nguyen created a health technology start-up for their watch-like device,
The International Federation of Red cross and Red Crescent Societies developed a customised communications system called the Trilogy Emergency Response Application (TERA) in Haiti
and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), has asked the public to help collect information on the damage through the Kathmandu Cultural Emergency Crowdmap.
or being evacuated from the stadium in the most efficient way in the case of an emergency,
The European union-funded Autonomous vehicle Emergency Recovery Tool (AVERT) project is intended a system to remove suspicious vehicles where there is concern over potential threats like IEDS,
Imagery from the Sentinels and other Copernicus contributing missions are coordinated by ESA to be used by the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMS),
#US declares cybercrime a'national emergency, 'threatens sanctions against hackers, online espionage The White house has set out plans to use economic sanctions against cyber attackers and companies that benefit from the online theft of secrets.
"I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with this threat, "said President Barack Obama in the order.
"says Andrew N. Hashikawa, M d.,F. A a. P.,a pediatric emergency physician at the University of Michigan's C. S. Mott Children's Hospital.
who also is assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, at the University of Michigan Medical school.
and an official with the Russian Emergency Ministry told Gawker that bodies from flight#MH17 were scattered over a 10 mile radius.#BREAKING:
and emergency call button data, to external factors gleaned by scraping public data such as weather info, disease seasonality and even local events
It hard to plan for emergencies, which is why we have 911 phone services handy. The system was developed by AT&T in the late 1960s to centralize access to public safety services such as fire, police,
Thus, if you have a medical emergency and press the button, it will automatically send potential allergies
reducing confusion in an emergency. Today, such alerts are broadcasted often without regard to a user location,
Michael Martin, a cofounder and CEO of the startup, said that many of the founding members of the team came together because of their own personal experiences with emergencies. eople have rallied around to change
Longer term, Martin expects that the company data around emergencies will allow it to offer a predictive analytics platform that might be of interest to Wall street investment funds and insurance companies.
Emergencies are one of the few times when every piece of technology really just has to work.
making plans to allow some areas such as low-lying farms to flood in an emergency; constructing buildings that can float
The Dft statement has revealed that driverless vehicle testing has been approved by the government on the condition that there should be a driver present in the vehicles to take control of the vehicles in case of an emergency.
The Coast guard, county emergency officials and state parks officials were cleaning up the spill. Boats from the nonprofit collective Clean Seas also were providing help
The Coast guard, county emergency officials and state parks officials were cleaning up the spill. Boats from the nonprofit collective Clean Seas also were providing help
but in an emergency, additional information can be made available to a health department to facilitate lifesaving emergency response in a HIPAA-compliant manner."
and can lead to clinicians becoming desensitized to true patient emergencies while placing pressure on already constrained hospital resources,
"It won't be just for camping and emergencies, "Pike told Live Science in an email. People want alternative,
#New Health Trackers Aim to Prevent Emergencies LAS VEGAS New health trackers aim to prevent health crises before they happen,
which is a medical emergency potentially requiring surgical intervention, says Koch Institute research affiliate Giovanni Traverso,
Having an emergency bug out bag in your vehicle was a key preparedness strategy for those who had to abandon their vehicles
#Greece debt talks collapse and EU leaders prepare for state of emergency from runaway market panic (Naturalnews) Debt talks to resolve Greece's ongoing financial crisis are going nowhere,
what it believes could be a financial emergency that will begin in Athens but potentially spread throughout the continent.
The stalled negotiations have prompted Germany's EU commissioner to declare that the time had come for a"state of emergency"after Left-wing Greek Prime minister Alexis Tsipras ignored pleas from other European leaders to act quickly.
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and research in the midst of an emergency. Some have argued that the results could be skewed positively because volunteers knew they were receiving the actual vaccine.
and tested in the midst of a global medical emergency is unparalleled. As WHO's assistant director general Marie-Paule Kieny said in today's news release:"
Stimulated by a contact point for the European CECIS (Common Emergency Communication and Information system) the GFZ has started to observe the volcano eruption
which is a medical emergency potentially requiring surgical intervention, says Koch Institute research affiliate Giovanni Traverso,
Based on lab evaluations of the test, the World health organization (WHO) granted Reebov Emergency Use Authorization in February.
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