Ambulane

An innovative app designed to improve emergency response times using an alert notification system.

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Inspiration

Our main inspiration was the Amber Alert system integrated within all mobile devices today. We wanted an app that emergency responders used while other general consumers would have an integrated system tied to it on their mobile devices for their benefit.

What it does

Ambulane is an app that emergency responders log onto in order to get authority to send alerts to other drivers that are near them en route to the caller's destination. Using this will help drivers stay clear of emergency response vehicles well ahead of time and help them get to their location faster.

How we built it

  • We have a model in Figma that shows a rough idea we had for the app.
  • We have some back-end programs that show how notifications get sent.
  • We have an example of a notification being sent and received by the end user.
  • We have some code-based UI design as well.

Challenges we ran into

For the back-end programming aspect of our application, we used AWS at first. However, it was proving too difficult and confusing, so we migrated to a different environment afterwards.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Some of us are first time hackathon participants. However, despite that, we were all able to contribute in a meaningful way towards the final product(s) we now have.

What we learned

Ideas are a very hard part of app design, arguably the hardest. We spent so much time thinking about ideas that we feel like if we just had our final idea sooner, we would've had an easier time building it.

What's next for Ambulane

If this gains more traction, perhaps we'll work more on it. However, this was more of just a nice healthcare related project to submit for our hackathon. We tried to think as critically as possible regarding how realistic it would be to pitch this idea to even a local government body, any upcoming problems this application might face, and etc. However, we felt like that would hinder our development too much, so we tried to just make something like this in a simple yet feasible manner.

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Updates

posted an update —

We've moved on from Python to JavaScript. The logo for our app is finalized, and we were able to successfully get a notification for our app, indicating that we were on the right path. Now, we're focusing more on aesthetics and finalizing our presentation since we don't want to deviate too far from the simple yet reliable model we already have.

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posted an update —

Very late update, but we've made a good amount of progress. However, Amazon's annoying us by denying us access to any tools we were otherwise able to use earlier in AWS. The server's facing some issues as well, but we'll get through it. The Figma model is completed, and we're making a presentation to show our judges alongside our model and back-end programming later.

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Currently split work between us. Rodrigo is working with Swift since we're focusing on iOS UI, I am making a simple prototype on Figma demonstrating how the app works on both ends, and Kaushik and Hamzah are working together on AWS to make lambda functions and get Apple IDs that will be used in sending notifications.

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We decided on our application around two hours ago.

We're going to try and implement a simple application and notification system where drivers will be alerted of when ambulances are steadily approaching in the same lane. Paramedics will map their route to a caller, and other drivers will be notified of ambulances in their route. When ambulances are within close vicinity, the other drivers will be notified, and they will use that to move into another lane in order to overall make ambulances' travel more efficient.

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Currently discussing possible ideas. List includes:

  • motion detection and lack thereof in the event of severe injury (AI camera detection, pressure detection floor, etc.)
  • a general health app including keeping digital health records and signing online, medication tracking, quick conversing with medical professionals, and so on
  • an insurance coverage cost mapping application that provides general information regarding

We're keeping the ideas coming in!

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