NG911 enables greater situational awareness leading to improved safety for first responders.
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NEXT GENERATION 911 Get the facts on NG911 and learn why advancing emergency communications will change the future of EMS
What is Next Generation 911 (NG911)? NG911 is new technology that al- lows the public to share richer, more detailed data—such as videos, images and texts—with 911 call centers. It also enhances the ability of 911 call centers to communicate with each other and improves system resiliency. Why do we need NG911? NG911 modernizes 911 infrastructure to accommodate how people commu- nicate today—largely through mobile
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and digital devices. NG911 allows the public to send digital data to 911 call centers, or public-safety answering points (PSAPs), and lets the PSAPs receive data from other transmitting devices such as wearable medical devices, car computers and building alarms. NG911 enables faster network communication and call load shar- ing between PSAPs. In mass casualty incidents or natural disasters—when the PSAP becomes overwhelmed by calls—NG911 allows for calls to be au- tomatically transferred and processed
Why is NG911 important for EMS? For EMS professionals, NG911 has wide-reaching applications. Digitally connected sensors and medical appli- cations can enhance situational aware- ness by transmitting valuable informa- tion via NG911 to PSAPs. The rich data includes critical health information, real-time data fromwearable devices and crucial details from a car crash to better assess the medical conditions of occupants. The information then can
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