On OpenStreetMap, there’s an emergency=defibrillator object. It can be tagged with information like opening hours (e.g. if it’s inside a location that’s only open certain hours), a description of the location (“at the front desk”), etc.
For example, on the Android/iOS app OsmAnd, you can select ‘Defibrillator’ as a point of interest (POI) Additionally, choosing ‘Healthcare’ POI type will show not just hospitals, clinics, etc., but also AED locations.
Other emergency devices, like emergency phones, are also mappable.
Why YSK: quick access to defibrillators can save lives and significantly improve quality-of-life outcomes. The more complete this data is, the more useful somebody can actually expect it to be in an emergency. Even if the data isn’t queried during the emergency, seeing it on the map could help users know where they are ahead of time.
I will keep that in mind should I ever should I ever start up an independent ambulance service known for showing up just a bit too late
But seriously…
Hooray for getting access to this new and extremely important data set, but it really doesn’t help anyone unless you do something meaningful with it.
Hopefully, in 5 or 10 years, this aggregated data will reveal some meaningful discoveries about emergent care.
Edit: for all of you shitting yourselves, because i pointed out the truth that this data isn’t immediately useful, boo the fuck hoo
Grow the fuck up. Downvote me all you like, but it won’t change the truth.
But knowing where an AED is when you need one is already useful, no? Why are you angry?
People do do meaningful things with it. Just because you don’t doesn’t mean anything.
Go ahead and do meaningful things with it.
And in 20 years, when you figure out something meaningful with that data, you let us all know. Go on and publish that study. 👍
👋 change the world 👋
You’re a terrible troll.
So sorry to disappoint you, lol
As someone who works in emergency services, I can assure you that it is worthwhile. I’ve commented on other threads how many of our 911 agencies allow and/or even encourage dispatchers to use OSM as a tool to facilitate geolocating a caller, providing directions to responders in the field, and improving situational awareness. And that all comes as a result of the high quality and rich data that’s being contributed to OSM.
Then prove it with hard data.
Your “feelings“ do not equate to hard data.
Prove it with proof and evidence. show me statistics that prove what you claim.
Because after every statistical review over the last hundred years of reviews of statistical data, your claims do not bare out.
you want me to believe your claims? PROVE IT!
Edit: tantrums, tears, and downvotes are not proof, lol
I can’t figure out if you are hating on OSM or AEDs, but either one seems like an odd hill to die on. Particularly since neither of them are 100 years old.
So you admit that you don’t have proof.
Downvote me all you like, but I’m still right
Proof of what? I didn’t make any claims, I just stated that I can’t figure out if you are being mad about AEDs, OSM, or something else.
Ok, well, I guess I did claim that neither OSM or AEDs are 100 years old. Both of which are easy to verify as the computer necessary for OSM didn’t exist in 1926, and the first AED wasn’t invented until the late 1970’s according to Wikipedia.
Past that, what the fuck are you talking about?
Can you link one of many statistical reviews that you are mentioning?
Right, like I have to prove common sense?
Lmao
… you literally claimed there’s hundreds of years of statistical proof.
Is it proof or is it common sense?
You’re a terrible troll, can’t even write a sensical comment.
I’ve got a phone app (PulsePoint Respond) that’s hooked in with local computer-aided dispatch systems so I’ll get alerts for nearby emergencies. They also have one that shows AEDs and other resources (e.g. narcan kits) from these registries. I’ve been the first trained person to arrive a few times and, though one was super obviously dead, it’s been a useful tool for getting the process started while EMS was on the way.
Congratulations to the one person on earth to whom this data is immediately useful. Really, all honors to you and all of your life-saving efforts. Cheers!
But to literally every other person on the planet (minus one or two), my previous statement stands. A single statistical anomaly does not invalidate what I said.
It’s a public app, anyone can install it. It does rely on local agencies being willing and able to connect it to their systems but that’s not a hard sell since the decision-makers tend to be receptive to the idea that more/faster help is better. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/15/1/5 gets into some of the stats on incidents where it’s been activated if you’re interested.
Aaaaaand your tantrums and tears still are not proof
Holy shit dude, who hurt you?
STFU, you’re a moronic twit. No proof needed.
Your name-calling tantrum isn’t very convincing
I think your kindergarten class is getting called back from recess
I told you to STFU. I guess you can’t read. No surprise.
Yes, and that was very cute ❤️
What?