emergency
First responders are firefighters, police, or ambulance - they arrive among the first on the scene and are dedicated to keep us safe.
challenges in emergency
First responders operate in stressful and harsh environments during their missions and undergo rigorous trainings. Without health monitoring, dangerous situations for a first responder’s well-being are only highlighted once an incident has occurred. Recent research has found that overexertion may be the root cause of firefighter injury. This threatens the success of a mission and places an additional cost burden on emergency organizations.
heat exhaustion
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First responders suffer from getting too hot - due to outside temperatures, physiological strain, or their protective clothing.
fatigue
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Non-standard schedules are part of mission-based work - but they make it more difficult to perform mental and physical activities.
information disconnect
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Obtaining reliable information on the physiological status of a first responder is still a ‘black box’ with regards to mission intelligence.
we detect exhaustion levels
Our solution combines health data that is critical to keep first responders safe with a software platform tailored to the needs of mission-critical safety.
We are able to detect early signs of physical exhaustion and keep first responders safe in real-time.
we identify high performance
Trainings are an essential part of a first responder’s routine. More often than not, this is where extreme situations are provoked in a controlled manner.
Our solution is capable of identifying the exercise capacity of individuals to allow for performance optimization during trainings.
“Live data on exhaustion levels contributes significantly to the safety of firefighters and this is always our top priority.”
Toni Käslin
Fire inspector
Nidwalden Property Insurance (NSV)
faq
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epyShield™ is designed to withstand temperatures of 50 °C for extended periods.
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For the emergency sector, we recommend each first responder to have his/her own epyShield™ wearable, as time-to-intervention is of essence.
In order for first responders to get ready quickly, they rely on their own set of personal protective equipment. By making epyShield™ part of their personal wardrobe, they do not have to take the extra step to grab one from the central charging dock.
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Up to 50 hours of data can be stored on the epyGuard™ wearable itself.
The data is transmitted via low-power bluetooth (BLE) to a phone or tablet that act as a gateway and for a live-view of the data. Processed information can also be integrated into existing situation picture representations.
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Health data is the most sensitive data there is and we honor that with an inherently safe epyGuard™ platform:
Only the person who generates the health data sees his/her data in detail. By invitation only, an occupational physician can access his/her data for health check-ups, too.
Supervisors and safety experts only see aggregated data (live in form of green/orange/red status indications, historically only team-level data).
Further, our clients are free to use non-personal identifiers for usernames instead of the first responders' actual names.
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Absolutely. However, we currently focus solely on working with best-in-class sensors who have been especially developed to guard first responders and their environment.
get in touch
Do you want to know more about our solution or partner with us? Please reach out any time.
Edith Schmid
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
edith@epymetrics.com
+41 44 244 05 91
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