The Mexican Red Cross (MRC) implemented a technological system that facilitates the collection, organisation and analysis of information on institutional management and intervention results. Its purpose is to generate an institutional culture of continuous improvement that responds to the problems and needs of the Mexican population and legitimises MRC’s intervention among interest groups.
The emergency control system is cloud-based and allows the operation control of ambulances and rescue vehicles of the Mexican Red Cross. It includes management algorithms, supervision, geolocation, management of personnel, vehicles, supplies and the registry of pre-hospital care (FRAP) in a digital format.
In November 2022, the Humanitarian Technology Unit of the Japanese Red Cross and Disaster Management Institute, jointly conducted Japan's first demonstration experiment on Real-time monitoring of tsunami evacuation status. This was carried out by using human flow data and AI acquired by a smartphone app, used in the Tsunami disaster prevention drill organised by the Cabinet Office in Nemuro City of Hokkaido.
Lifeguard VR is a virtual reality app developed for the Meta Quest 2 VR headset. This training simulation will help lifeguards save lives by reinforcing cognitive skills used to identify drowning victims taught in the classroom through immersive training scenarios.
