System and method for network-enabled automatic electronic defibrillators
First Claim
1. An emergency response system for alerting trained neighborhood volunteer operators to collect an automatic external defibrillator (AED) and deliver the AED to a neighborhood cardiac emergency, comprising:
- at least two AEDs held in lockboxes in different geographic locations in a neighborhood community;
a central emergency dispatch hub configured to send an emergency alert to the trained neighborhood volunteer operators; and
a device configured to communicate with the trained neighborhood volunteer operators and alert the trained neighborhood volunteer operators of the neighborhood cardiac emergency and a location of a victim of the neighborhood cardiac emergency,wherein the lockboxes are configured to unlock automatically upon receiving a signal from the central emergency dispatch hub or from a trained neighborhood volunteer operator in a vicinity of the lockbox and to remain unlocked for a period of time after receiving a signal and then relock automatically or remain unlocked if an AED is removed and relock automatically only after the AED is returned to the lockbox.
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Abstract
A system and method of network-enabled automatic electronic defibrillators (AEDs) may be used to assist with cardiac emergencies. The system includes at least two AEDs positioned in different geographic locations. At least one location-providing tag is positioned on each of the at least two AEDs. A controller is capable of communicating with the location-providing tag of each of the at least two AEDs through at least one network connection. When a cardiac emergency occurs, an AED located nearby may be identified or requested to assist with the emergency.
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10 Claims
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1. An emergency response system for alerting trained neighborhood volunteer operators to collect an automatic external defibrillator (AED) and deliver the AED to a neighborhood cardiac emergency, comprising:
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at least two AEDs held in lockboxes in different geographic locations in a neighborhood community; a central emergency dispatch hub configured to send an emergency alert to the trained neighborhood volunteer operators; and a device configured to communicate with the trained neighborhood volunteer operators and alert the trained neighborhood volunteer operators of the neighborhood cardiac emergency and a location of a victim of the neighborhood cardiac emergency, wherein the lockboxes are configured to unlock automatically upon receiving a signal from the central emergency dispatch hub or from a trained neighborhood volunteer operator in a vicinity of the lockbox and to remain unlocked for a period of time after receiving a signal and then relock automatically or remain unlocked if an AED is removed and relock automatically only after the AED is returned to the lockbox. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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- 7. A method for improving response time for dispatching AED'"'"'s with trained neighborhood volunteer operators to a victim of a neighborhood cardiac emergency, comprising, providing an emergency response system as claimed in 1, and alerting the trained neighborhood volunteer operators of a cardiac event and the location of the victim.
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