The federal body that regulates smart phones and myriad other linked devices is holding a hearing in Ottawa this week to plan how to make 9-1-1 emergency services function in all the applications of the digital present. Can 9-1-1 service be enhanced so that it will transmit useful emergency information to police, fire or EMO staff? Many people think so. The prospect that an iPhone for example might be able to send emergency medical records to EMO staff using the patient’s own phone seems quite likely.
