In his palm a proposal based on location for quick access to care in cases of medical emergencies

Authors

  • Maira Beatriz Hernandez Moran Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
  • Annabell Del Real Tamariz Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3395/reciis.v7i2.527

Keywords:

Health Information Systems, Location-based emergency services, Mobile application, Information Technology

Abstract

Mobile computing has grown rapidly in recent years due to an increase in the number of mobile devices and improved infrastructure to support data communication through such devices. In this context, a more specialized service is clearly needed for mobile computing users to filter the vast amount of available information and provide for such user’s specific needs and interests. This paper presents the first version of a mobile application for location-based emergency services, which allows the user to rapidly and easily access information on nearby care facilities in a medical emergency or accident. This research topic is part of an undergraduate science project in computation developed at the ‘Darcy Ribeiro’ State University of Norte Fluminense and funded by the National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq).

Author Biographies

Maira Beatriz Hernandez Moran, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil

Acadêmica em Ciência da Informação pela Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, UENF.

Annabell Del Real Tamariz, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil

Graduação em Ciência da Computação na Universidad de la Habana, mestrado em Engenharia Elétrica e Computação e doutorado em Engenharia Elétrica pela Universidade Estadual. Atualmente é professor associado da Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro.

Downloads

How to Cite

Moran, M. B. H., & Tamariz, A. D. R. (2013). In his palm a proposal based on location for quick access to care in cases of medical emergencies. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.3395/reciis.v7i2.527

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2013): Temático | As tecnologias de informação e comunicação no setor saúde: potencialidades e desafios para a gestão do SUS

Section

Pesquisas em andamento

License

Author’s rights:  The author retains unrestricted rights over his work.

Rights to reuse: Reciis adopts the Creative Commons License, CC BY-NC non-commercial attribution according to the Policy on Open Access to Knowledge by Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. With this license, access, download, copy, print, share, reuse, and distribution of articles is allowed, provided that it is for non-commercial use and with source citation, granting proper authorship credits and reference to Reciis. In such cases, no permission is required from the authors or editors.

Rights of authors’s deposit / self-archiving: The authors are encouraged to deposit the published version, along with the link of their article in Reciis, in institutional repositories.