Abstract
In a Philadelphia neighborhood where opioid overdoses are frequent, neighbors used a smartphone app to request and give help for victims of suspected overdose. A one-year study demonstrated the feasibility of this approach, which empowered the local community to save lives and even respond to overdoses faster than emergency medical services.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 9261899 |
Pages (from-to) | 42-47 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | IEEE Pervasive Computing |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Oct 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2002-2012 IEEE.
Funding
The authors would like to thank our development partner team at Verint/Nowforce for helping to customize and support the UnityPhilly app. We thank our community partners, including Prevention Point Philadelphia, Esperanza, and Angels in Motion, as well as collaborators in the city of Philadelphia, including the Police Department and Fire/Emergency Medical Services. This project was supported by NIH through the National Institute on Drug Abuse under Grant 5R34DA044758.
Funders | Funder number |
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National Institutes of Health | |
National Institute on Drug Abuse | 5R34DA044758 |