Integrate wearable and smartphone crash detection alerts into CAD to automatically notify dispatch when a user is involved in a potential accident.

This idea was inspired by feedback from Vanderbilt Life Flight following a recent aircraft accident, where a pilot’s Apple Watch crash detection feature triggered a 911 call before the communications center was notified. This highlighted an opportunity to enhance our CAD system by integrating similar crash detection capabilities from devices such as Apple Watches and smartphones.

The concept would involve enabling CAD to receive alerts when a user’s device detects a crash event, allowing for faster awareness and response from dispatch. This could improve response times in critical situations where the user may be unable to communicate manually. Expanding this functionality to both wearable devices and mobile phones would increase coverage and reliability.

Implementing this feature could significantly enhance safety for field personnel by providing an additional, automated layer of emergency notification.