
🚨 Public Safety & Emergency · Sequence
What happens in the minutes after someone dials 112: call answered, location fixed, incident created, nearest unit dispatched and the caller updated.
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Emergency call sequence: a caller dials 112 and the call reaches a call-taker. The dispatch system fetches the caller's location from the mobile network. The call-taker records the incident type (road accident) and priority. The system suggests the nearest free ambulance and police vehicle; the dispatcher assigns them and the job appears on their terminals. The caller gets an SMS with vehicle number and expected arrival. Units update status on the way and at the scene.
sequenceDiagram actor C as Caller participant CT as Call-taker participant CAD as Dispatch System participant NET as Mobile Network participant D as Dispatcher participant U as Ambulance and Police Units C->>CT: Dial 112 - road accident CT->>CAD: Open new incident CAD->>NET: Get caller location NET-->>CAD: Location within 50 m CT->>CAD: Type road accident, priority 1 CAD->>D: Suggest nearest free units D->>CAD: Assign ambulance and police car CAD->>U: Job on vehicle terminals CAD-->>C: SMS with vehicle number and ETA U->>CAD: En route U->>CAD: At scene U->>CAD: Patient taken to hospital
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