International Journal of Science, Engineering and TechnologyAuthors: Dr.Mahesh Nigade Atharv Gadache, Gaurav Babar, Tanvi Verma, Sanika Nangare
Abstract: Every year, millions of people around the world are caught in emergencies — road accidents, medical crises, or dangerous situations — and struggle to get help in time. A large number of these situations turn fatal not because help was unavailable, but because reaching that help took too long. Most of the current emergency tools, like calling 112 or pressing an SOS button on a phone, require the user to be calm enough to navigate their device. In a real crisis, that is often not possible. This paper presents the Smart Emergency Button, a mobile application designed to send instant emergency alerts with a single tap. The app is entirely software-based, meaning it works on any regular smartphone without requiring additional hardware. When the emergency button is pressed, the app automatically captures the user's live GPS location, identifies nearby hospitals, sends a pre-written emergency message via SMS and WhatsApp to saved emergency contacts, and displays directions to the nearest hospital on a map. The application was developed using standard web technologies and tested on multiple devices across different network conditions. Results show that the app can dispatch a complete emergency alert, including live location, in under 15 seconds on a standard mobile connection. Nine out of ten test users were able to use the app successfully without any prior instruction, confirming its ease of use. This paper describes the design, working, testing, and outcomes of this system, along with a discussion of its strengths, limitations, and potential for wider deployment.
