AED Alert vs NL

With the AED Alert app you can participate in organised neighbourly assistance, which can reduce the mortality rate from sudden cardiac arrests. Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone. Only a very rapid resuscitation, within six minutes, can help. We are dedicated to organised neighbourly assistance, anywhere and at all times. As a volunteer you can save people’s lives by participating in this network. In case of an alert, the system knows where volunteers are. This way only volunteers that are in the vicinity of the patient are alerted. In case the app is not activated, the system alerts the volunteer via SMS based on the registered private or work address. Operation of the app In case of a sudden cardiac arrest available volunteers in proximity of the incident receive an alert. The number of volunteers that receive an alert depends on their availability. Alerted volunteers are requested to reply to the alert. This way we track the number of volunteers that will go to the call. When a sufficient amount of volunteers have accepted the alert, the others receive a cancellation message. This way there are never too many volunteers on scene. The deployed volunteers receive the location of the incident or the AED, including a route description. Volunteers that retrieve the AED receive a PIN code, or use a key to open the AED cabinet. New types of cabinets can be remotely opened from the dispatch centre. Features of the app - Timeline where you can see your recent calls - Identity card (identification at the incident) - See AEDs nearby - Spot AEDs (tip us!) - Achievements out of your area - F.A.Q.

Everyone in the Netherlands must always be able to receive an NL-Alert and NL-Alert must be clear to everyone. The NL-Alert app helps with this. The app has been specially developed for people who are regularly near the border with Germany or Belgium and therefore do not always receive NL-Alerts. The NL-Alert app is also for people with a visual or hearing impairment, which means that it is not always clear who receives a NL-Alert. 1. People who are often close to the border Their mobile phone may sometimes be connected to a German or Belgian cell tower. Those transmission towers do not send out an NL-Alert. With the NL-Alert app you will still receive the NL-Alert via your mobile internet connection. To receive messages data roaming must be available and allowed. 2. People who are hearing impaired or deaf It can be difficult for them to notice that an NL Alert has been sent. The app offers special accessibility features to help them with this. 3. People who are visually impaired or blind An NL-Alert is sometimes unclear to them. The app offers special accessibility features that make NL-Alert clearer.