Respond to Emergencies from any Phone
Improve Emergency Care Anywhere
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About Beacon Emergency Dispatch
BEACON is an open-source, text message-based emergency medical dispatching platform designed by Trek Medics International specifically for communities where consistent ambulance response is not available. By relaying requests for assistance from the scene of an emergency to trained responders throughout the community via text message, Beacon enables the nearest available emergency care providers to quickly locate, treat, and transport emergency victims to local hospitals.
AN URGENT NEED FOR INNOVATION Right now there are 4-5 billion mobile phone subscribers across the globe who have no way to call for help in the event of an emergency using a simple number like 9-1-1. Yet, according to the World Bank, “Nowhere is the demand for efficient communication and rapid transportation more critical than in emergency medical care.”[i]
ABOUT THE PLATFORM Developed in partnership with Vision Point Systems (Blacksburg, VA), Beacon mimics the conventional emergency dispatch technologies used by the most advanced emergency systems, but relies on personal devices to offer a cost-effective solution that’s both scalable and sustainable. [i] Kobusingye O, Hyder A, Bishai D, et al. “Emergency Medical Services.” In: Jamison D, ed. Disease Control Priorities Project. 2011 Chap. 68, p.1261–1279.
Beacon Features
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Active Use Cases
Whether dispatching for a motor vehicle collision or an expectant mother in labor, in a possible cholera outbreak or to manage the day’s routine referrals, a good dispatching system takes the guesswork out of emergency communications. Beacon achieves this by automating the coordination of emergency resources, making sure the right help is delivered by the right people in the quickest and most effective way possible, every single time.
Click on each photo to learn more about how Beacon is being used today.
Prehospital Emergency Care
Emergency Obstetrics
Disaster Response
Transfers & Referrals
Inclusive Services
Disease Outbreak
Since we first launched Beacon, the Dominican Republic has been an ideal partner with scores of trained and willing volunteers already responding on some of the world’s most dangerous roads. Beacon promised to make communications a whole lot more effective and efficient.
Led by the indefatigable Dr. Marko Hingi, the Tanzania Rural Health Movement in Mwanza has been using Beacon to pioneer a community-based emergency medical system of moto-taxi drivers, firefighters and community health workers, bringing together a diverse group of responders and coordinating their operations.
Recently launched in several municipalities in the province of Catalonia outside of Barcelona, the civil protection organization, SUREM, is using Beacon to dispatch community volunteers to a range of medical and environmental emergencies.
launch the beacon platform today
SMS and Push Notification formats included.
for iOS or Android
After downloading the app go to the SETTINGS tab and change the toggles from:
SMS >> DATA
and
OFF-DUTY >> ON-DUTY
If you are an Agency Manager and would like full access to the Beacon platform, send us an email to receive a demo account to test with.
Please be sure to include:
Your location
How many responders you have
How many incidents you expect each month
by TREK MEDICS