3. BACKGROUND
OF STUDY
• AN EMERGENCY IS A SUDDEN AND CRITICAL SITUATION
THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND ACTION TO
PREVENT HARM, INJURY, OR LOSS OF LIFE.
• IT MIGHT BE A MEDICAL SITUATION, A FIRE, OR A
NATURAL DISASTER LIKE A FLOOD. IN SUCH CASES,
FAST AND GOOD-QUALITY HELP CAN MAKE A HUGE
IMPACT.
• MOST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES HAVE IMPLEMENTED
VARIOUS MECHANISMS TO INCREASE THE SURVIVAL
RATE OF THE VICTIMS OF EMERGENCIES.
• IN GHANA, THE WIDELY KNOWN MEANS WE OF
REACHING EMERGENCY SERVICES IS THROUGH PHONE
CALLS.
• THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO CREATE AN
APPLICATION THAT CAN HELP BYSTANDERS GIVE ALL
THE IMMEDIATE SUPPORT THEY CAN TO VICTIMS AS
EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
4. THE
PROBLEM
• IN GHANA, THE INCREASING RELIANCE ON MOBILE
TECHNOLOGY PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
IMPROVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE THROUGH MOBILE
APPLICATIONS.
• EXISTING EMERGENCY SERVICE APPS OFTEN LACK
CUSTOMIZATION FOR GHANAIAN USERS, WHICH DOES
NOT HELP DURING EMERGENCIES.
6. POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF THIS APPLICATION
1. LIFE-SAVING KNOWLEDGE: QUICK TUTORIALS EQUIP USERS WITH STEP-BY-STEP
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADDRESSING IMMEDIATE FIRE AND MEDICAL EMERGENCIES,
POTENTIALLY SAVING LIVES AND PREVENTING MANAGEABLE CASES FROM ESCALATING.
2. PROACTIVE PREPAREDNESS: COMPREHENSIVE TUTORIALS ENABLE USERS TO PREPARE
FOR DIFFERENT KINDS OF EMERGENCIES, THEREBY EQUIPPING GHANAIANS WITH USEFUL
KNOWLEDGE TO HELP DURING EMERGENCIES.
3. IMPROVED COMMUNICATION: THIS WILL HELP GHANAIANS REACH EMERGENCY SERVICES
MUCH EASIER.