The use of GIS for the Emergency Medical Care System, EMCS  Jagadish S GIS Programmer, Induscorp India PVT Ltd - Bangalore Mailing Address: 26 and 27,6th Main Road,MICO Layout,BTM-II Stage,Bangalore-560076 Kartik.krish@induscorp.com Ph.No. 080-6789391/6789395 Abstract The proposed use of GIS with EMCS will alleviate the damage to life or save life by suggesting first aid and by admitting the patient to the nearest suitable hospital. This will be decided by the Emergency Medical Care and Rescue Team which will react on being updated about the patient's status of health and ECG report through GPS enabled Mobile device at the patient's end. The EMCS, with the aid of GIS and GPS technologies, will give precise directions on the optimum route the ambulance needs to travel along and reach the hospital to minimize damage. This paper will provide an insight as to how GIS coupled with GPS can be help the patient obtain immediate and timely medical treatment. |