An article in the Boston Globe newspaper gathers technology news and tries to imagine what the future of 911 might be like–and misses. The reporter correctly forecasts that an in-vehicle system might dial 911 when the airbags are deployed (although that’s actually current technology. But then the reporter muses, “Ten cars plow into the twisted wreck. Panicked witnesses dial 911. They shoot video of the scene with their cell phones.” Even more interesting is the prediction that, “Responders could send a video demo of the Heimlich maneuver to a cell phone if a family member is choking.” Read the entire story here.
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